Knowing that several of his kids’ friends are relying on cellphone data or spotty internet to stream hours-long Zoom classes each day, Brian Connell decided to turn his Olathe basement into a classroom. His family enjoys gigabit speed from Google Fiber. But he said many of his daughter’s classmates […]
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Discounted Internet Available For Braintree Students In Need
© Shutterstock The service will offer subsidized internet and speeds of 100 Mbps download and 30 Mbps upload for students enrolled in hybrid and remote learning BRAINTREE, MA — Braintree Public Schools have partnered with the Braintree Electric Light Department to offer discounted high-speed internet for families struggling financially. The […]
Google Fiber will start testing ‘2 Gigabit Internet’ for $100
In recent years, Alphabet’s Access division has dropped Fiber’s 100 Mbps plan and traditional TV to streamline offerings for new customers. Google Fiber announced today that it will start testing 2 gigabit plans next month. This doubling is said to be for “customers in internet-intensive households who may need more […]
Does your broadband need a boost? The best deals available for ‘superfast’ internet with a large chunk of people working from home
© Provided by This Is Money MailOnline logo Despite the Government encouraging workers to get back to the office, many continue to work from home, either full-time or part-time. It may now mean households are on the hunt for faster and more reliable internet deal, with an increased strain on […]
High speed internet now available to North, Central Queens County residents | Provincial | News
Reliable high-speed fibre internet service is now available to more than 1,250 properties in Central and North Queens County. During the spring and summer, Bell Canada crews and their contractors have worked to install internet cables on poles in areas of North and Central Queens County that haven’t had internet or […]
Broadcast lessons on TV, internet inadequate
Andy Gipson, Guest columnist Published 5:01 a.m. CT Sept. 3, 2020 CLOSE As schools debate about returning to online learning, the lack of internet access for many Americans is a big sticking point. USA TODAY As the father of four school-age children in rural Mississippi, I would like to propose […]
Reliance Launches New Jio Fiber Broadband Plans With Unlimited Data Up To 300Mbps Speed
© Kritika Vaid | Staff Reliance Jio Fiber broadband service will be launched on September 5. (File Photo) Reliance Jio Fiber has launched the cheapest unlimited broadband plans in India. Under the new plan of the company, any person can avail of unlimited internet service for just Rs 399. Jio […]
Australia’s Best NBN Plans, Ranked By Speed
It’s easy to think every NBN plan and provider is equal, given they’re selling access to the same network. But despite standard speed tiers, performance varies from provider to provider, especially during peak hour. Best NBN plans: not all speeds are equal While we’re all connecting to the same NBN, […]
Up To 300Mbps Speed But How Does It Compare With Airtel Xstream?
© Provided by News18 Tata Sky Broadband Buying Guide: Up To 300Mbps Speed But How Does It Compare With Airtel Xstream? At a time when more and more users are subscribing to home broadband services to continue smoothly working from home, most internet service providers (ISPs) are supporting them with […]
Tennessee’s students deserve reliable internet access
Kim Henderson, Guest Columnist Published 4:00 p.m. CT Sept. 3, 2020 | Updated 11:10 a.m. CT Sept. 4, 2020 We must commit to ensuring every student and family in Tennessee is quickly connected to reliable internet. Story Highlights Kim Henderson from Franklin is President of the Tennessee PTA, the state’s oldest […]
Spectrum introduces high-speed Internet service that schools can offer students for at-home learning
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Spectrum, a telecommunications company, is unveiling a cable broadband plan that provides another option for households with students needing high-speed Internet for at-home classes during the coronavirus pandemic. © Plain Dealer staff/Pexels/cleveland.com/TNS Remote learning requires adequate Internet service. It’s called “Stay Connected K-12” and it would cost […]
97 per cent of Nova Scotians will be able to access high-speed internet by fall 2022
© Develop Nova Scotia Nova Scotia announces plans to bring reliable high-speed internet to most of the province As we isolate ourselves during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s revealed just how reliant we are on having access to high-speed internet to keep up with our daily routines. From at-home learning to […]
Why Can’t Millions of Americans Access Reliable Internet Services?
Many people living in rural communities don’t have reliable Internet service. Rolling out infrastructure in these areas is costly and not as lucrative as investing in urban areas, which can be a deterrent for some Internet providers, says Christopher Mitchell, community broadband networks director at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. […]
Researchers set a new world-record Internet speed
Researchers at University College London claim they’ve obtained a new top internet speed of 178Tbps – a fifth quicker than the prior record and fast enough to download the entire Netflix catalog in under a second, they say. To achieve that, the researchers used different bandwidth ranges than are typically […]
Vodafone rivals BT and Virgin Media with a major broadband speed upgrade
BT and Virgin Media might offer some of the fastest broadband speeds in the UK but they are about to face stiff competition from Vodafone. The UK mobile network has just announced an extension to its blisteringly quick Gigafast Broadband which can pump the web into homes at speeds of […]
Myanmar urged to restore internet in Rakhine to help contain virus
By Shoon Naing YANGON (Reuters) – Humanitarian workers battling the novel coronavirus in Myanmar’s Rakhine State have urged authorities to restore high-speed internet access to help tackle rising infections in an area where tens of thousands of people have been displaced. The region has seen the fastest spread of the […]
Report Shows A Steady Boost in Internet Speed
Report Shows A Steady Boost in Internet Speed Recent Ookla Speedtest Global Index Report indicates that the Philippines’ average download speed for fixed broadband improved by 216.94% from 7.91Mbps (July 2016) to 25.07Mbps (July 2020), while its average download speed for mobile broadband also improved by 127.82% from 7.44Mbps (July […]
Governor announces more broadband expansion, increased unemployment benefits
Gov. Chris Sununu announced Tuesday that more than 4,500 properties in several New Hampshire communities will be hooked up to broadband services thanks to federal COVID-19 relief funds.>> Download the free WMUR appSununu said $14 million is being used to expand broadband access as part of the Connecting New Hampshire […]
$5.2 million awarded to expand broadband in four Tennessee counties
CLOSE New fiber lines will reach into the rural areas of Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford and Williamson counties. (Photo: Shelley Mays/The Tennessean) A state emergency fund provided United Communications this week with $5.2 million in grants to enhance broadband infrastructure in underserved areas in four counties. The Tennessee Emergency Broadband Fund money will help […]
World’s Fastest Internet Speed Can Download Whole Netflix In 1 Second
The researchers in the UK achieved a data transmission rate of 178 terabits a second. London: Scientists in the UK claim they have achieved the world’s fastest internet data transmission rate, a speed which would make it possible to download the entire Netflix library in less than a second. The […]