digital divide
The 5G Network Probably Won’t Be Good Enough for Self-Driving Cars
Car-to-car meshnets could enable self-driving cars where there’s no internet.
Half of West Virginia has Applied for Broadband Assistance
The state put aside extra funds for any county that wanted to invest in rural broadband. Half of all counties applied.
Watch Our Documentary on Detroit’s Grassroots Internet Network
“Communication is a fundamental human right.”
Ignored By Big Telecom, Detroit's Marginalized Communities Are Building Their Own Internet
40 percent of Detroit residents don't have any access to internet at all.
Big Telecom Spent $200,000 to Try to Prevent a Colorado Town From Even Talking About a City-Run Internet
Fort Collins, Colorado is set to vote on a ballot measure that would open the door for municipal broadband, and Big Telecom is fighting mad.
Comcast and CenturyLink Spent $50K in Seattle to Support a Mayoral Candidate Who Opposes Community-Owned Internet
One candidate is big on municipal broadband, the other thinks it’s not feasible due to the cost. Guess which one Big Telecom supports?
Destroy Oil Pipelines as a Thunderbird in this New Video Game
Thunderbird Strike is the latest from Indigenous developer Elizabeth LaPensée.
This High School Dropout Is Lighting up NYC's Dark Fiber
Pilot brings high speed internet to other small businesses.
Mexican TV Is Interfering with Rural Broadband in California
The Tribal Digital Village has been working since 2001 to improve access to internet for reservation residents, and has faced some unique challenges.
Verizon Abandoning 8,500 Rural Customers Is Proof that Wireless Is Not Broadband
The move makes it even harder for the FCC to make its case.
Trump’s FCC Will Let Big Telecom Destroy Small Houston ISPs As It Rebuilds After Harvey
The FCC has rules in place to prevent Big Telecom from leaving local competitors in the lurch, but it’s currently scrapping those rules.