The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) killed net neutrality back in 2017 under former president Donald Trump, but on Thursday, it brought it back from the dead. Read more...
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Those who have long been upset about their opaque data bills might finally get a glimpse of what they’re really paying for. Starting Wednesday, the Federal Communication Commission’s “nutrition labels” we’ve been promised for years are now fully enforc...
How to Tell If Your Internet Provider Is Ripping You ...
There’s nothing more frustrating than a bad internet connection, but researchers out of Aston University may have just solved that problem forever. A new method allowed scientists in the UK to send data 4.5 million times faster than average broadband, ...
Scientists Managed to Make Broadband Speeds 4.5 Million Times Faster
Just how fast do you need your home internet to be? More importantly, how much are you willing to fork over to Google each month to turn your home into a miniature data center? According to Google, the answer is an eye-gouging $250 a month plus fees fo...
Google’s Super-Fast Fiber Internet With WiFi 7 Is Also Super ...
A new report suggests that Verizon customers may soon be able to snag a subscription combining the ad-tier Max and Netflix options for just $10. That’s a significant discount; as separate subscriptions, the ad-tier costs for those services run $9.99 pe...
Max and Netflix Rumored to Be Working on a $10 ...
As part of its efforts to create a space-based cellular broadband network, AST SpaceMobile made the first ever 5G phone call between its prototype satellite and a Samsung Galaxy S22.Read more...
Annoyingly Oversized Satellite Facilitates First 5G Call to a Regular ...
President Joe Biden announced $930 million in grants on Friday aimed at expanding access to broadband access in rural America. The “Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure” grants cover 35 states and Puerto Rico as part of the Department of Comme...
Biden Announces $930 Million in Grants to Expand Rural Internet ...
Some of the biggest internet service providers in the U.S. have come crawling on hands and knees to the Federal Communications Commission, signing a joint petition asking the agency to cut them some slack with new requirements that they report all thei...
Comcast Whines to FCC Because It Really Doesn’t Want to ...
The FCC has just published the results of its Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, which sounds rather stiff but involves distributing billions to broadband providers that bring solid internet connections to under-served rural areas “on the wrong side of the digital divide.” $885 million is earmarked for SpaceX, whose Starlink satellite service could […]
SpaceX snags $885M from FCC to serve rural areas with ...
The chief executive of UK incumbent telco BT has warned any government move to require a rapid rip-out of Huawei kit from existing mobile infrastructure could cause network outages for mobile users and generate its own set of security risks. Huawei has been the focus of concern for Western governments including the US and its […]