digital divide
Tim Berners-Lee: Monopolies and Lack of Public Infrastructure Are Ruining the Web
The world wide web, the information space we all use to connect on the internet, is 29 years old. Its founder, Tim Berners-Lee, wants the world to come together to close the digital divide.
Australia Is Considering Making It Illegal for ISPs to Advertise Inflated Speeds
ISPs in the US have been called out for similar behavior before.
Eight Years Later, Google Fiber Is A Faint Echo Of The Disruption We Were Promised
Google’s 'pause' is driven largely by executive frustrations with fiber deployment costs and a fascination with the potential of next-generation wireless.
The FCC’s New Broadband Map Paints an Irresponsibly Inaccurate Picture of American Broadband
At the core of the problem is, unsurprisingly, the influence of deep-pocketed telecom operators on lawmakers and regulators.
Internet Service Providers Systematically Favor White Communities Over Communities of Color
The inequality extends beyond lower income groups.
Startup Thinks Its Tethered, Internet-Beaming Blimps Can Bridge the Digital Divide
SoftBank-backed blimp startup Altaeros thinks floating internet infrastructure can do more than emergency relief.
The FCC Hopes its Empty Dedication to Rural Broadband Will Make You Forget it Killed Net Neutrality
The goal is to frame net neutrality as a fringe issue favored by the Hollywood elite, while suggesting the FCC’s hard at work tackling the real problem: rural broadband availability.
The Activist Fighting for High-Tech Reconciliation for Canada's Indigenous People
As executive director of the First Nations Technology Council, Denise Williams wants to equalize the digital playing field for BC’s Indigenous communities.
Rural Broadband-Boosting Bills Would Enshrine Towns' Rights to Build Their Own Internet
If they can get traction, it will make small gains towards closing the digital divide.
A Meshnet Will Help This Inuit Town Monitor the Effects of Climate Change
An app called eNuk is being configured to run on the network and help residents in northern Canada swap information about their changing environment.
There's No Evidence Comcast's New 'Network Investment' Is Because of Net Neutrality Repeal or Tax Cuts
Comcast announced it's spending $10 billion annually on infrastructure upgrades, which is the same amount it spent before net neutrality repeal.
Rural Broadband Advocate Tina Smith Will Replace Al Franken in Congress
As Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor, Smith championed broadband funding programs.