“The state Public Works Board is considering changes after private internet companies successfully objected to local government initiatives,” Crosscut’s Brandon Block reports.
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“The state Public Works Board is considering changes after private internet companies successfully objected to local government initiatives,” Crosscut’s Brandon Block reports.
LaunchCheck out this a county-by-county visualization of the exact percentage of households connected at broadband speed in the United States of America, based on anonymized data made available from Microsoft.
LaunchMedia and telecommunications giant Comcast is having another bad day, with service outages being recorded across the country. Angry customers are complaining on social media, using their cellular data to shame the company for its shoddy service.
LaunchCWA zings Verizon for putting profits ahead of its promises to workers and customers The Communications Workers of America are once again taking Verizon to
LaunchFCC chairman mocks industry claims that customers don’t need faster Internet Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler had some fun with America’s major telecommunications firms
LaunchBILL MOYERS: So briefly describe the need. SUSAN CRAWFORD: All Americans need a fast, cheap connection to the internet. BILL MOYERS: And the problem? SUSAN
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