What’s happening Every three months, Ookla announces the results it gathers from info pulled from millions of customer uses of its Speedtest.net tool. Consider it a quarterly checkup on Americans’ speeds from their internet service providers. Why it matters We’ve grown increasingly reliant on our home broadband connections for work […]
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Comcast stock falls as company fails to add Internet users for first time ever
Enlarge / Comcast CEO Brian Roberts at an event in Beijing on October 17, 2019. Comcast is the largest Internet provider in the US with over 29.8 million residential broadband customers, but the company’s long streak of adding Internet subscribers each quarter is finally over. In Q2 2022 earnings announced […]
Man Who Calls Girlfriend ‘Tony Pizza’ Delights Internet: ‘Marry This Man’
A woman who shared her story about how her boyfriend calls her “Tony Pizza” as a pet name has gone viral on social media, delighting the internet. In a deleted post published to Reddit’s r/Relationship_Advice forum, a woman under the anonymous username u/Adorable_Physics4431 asked the followers of the subreddit for […]
Why Can’t I Get 5G Home Internet Even Though I Get 5G on My Phone?
I have to confess: Sometimes 5G still baffles me. One of the questions I’m often asked is, “I can get 5G on my phone at home, but I can’t get my provider’s 5G home internet product. Why is that?” I ran up against this myself when I switched carriers this […]
Cancel Your Internet Service the Smart Way: Verizon, AT&T, Spectrum, Google Fiber and More
This story is part of Home Tips, CNET’s collection of practical advice for getting the most out of your home, inside and out. You’ll need to break up with your internet service provider at some point — whether you’ve found a better internet option in your area, are moving too far away […]
T-Mobile Home Internet: How and Why I Switched
Access to high-speed internet at home is practically a necessity these days. That need became even more apparent during the COVID-19 lockdowns, which forced families to work and learn from home. While most children have gone back to in-person learning, many adults have remained in work-from-home mode with no plans […]
Internet Is Stunned by Husband ‘Isolating’ Wife, Not Letting Her Get a Job
In a viral post on social media, a man who “isolates” his wife and refuses to let her get a job is stunning the internet. Published to Reddit’s r/AmITheA**hole forum, a woman under the username u/DorothyNoBrickRoad shared her story and has received over 4,000 comments from the “AITA” community. The […]
China launches new bid for internet dominance- POLITICO
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference in Wuzhen Town, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2015. | Li Tao/Xinhua via AP Hi, China Watchers. This week we kick the tires on China’s new “cyber sovereignty” initiative, puzzle over […]
TikTok’s pink sauce is taking over the internet. What’s going on?
TikTok creator Chef Pii (@chef.pii) is the connoisseur behind a mysterious pink sauce that has taken over the Internet, seeping into both discourse and memes. The saga is as enigmatic as the so-called sauce, one that internet sleuths and users alike have put into question. So what’s going on? The […]
Internet Slams ‘Idiot’ Dad For Attending Stepdaughter’s Birthday Party
Online commenters criticized a father who attended his stepdaughter’s 11th birthday party instead of his biological son’s high school graduation party. The father, u/throwawayyyy7718, shared his story in Reddit’s “Am I The A**hole” (AITA) forum, where it has received over 7,800 upvotes and thousands of comments from Redditors who slammed […]
High-speed Internet coming to Shipshewana in the spring | News Sun
SHIPSHEWANA — Just two weeks after telling Shipshewana officials a proposed high-speed internet connection to the community was unlikely to happen, LigTel Communications engineers reversed course and announced the Ligonier-based communications firm will be bringing a high-speed fiberoptic connection to customers in Shipshewana starting next spring. That was just the […]
High-speed internet expands in Juniata County | Business
The Daily Item MIFFLINTOWN — High-speed internet access is expanding in Juniata County, thanks to an effort by the Juniata County Commissioners in partnership with SEDA-Council of Governments (SEDA-COG), of Lewisburg, and internet service provider Centre WISP. Residents and businesses within eight miles of the Black Log tower near the […]
Odisha eyes high-speed internet for all panchayats by April’21: Tech News
The Odisha government on Tuesday set a goal to provide high-speed Internet access to all 6,798 panchayats in the state by April next year, officials said. The decision was made at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary AK Tripathy, they said. He considered the progress made so far and was […]
USDA investing $4M in rural high-speed internet – WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather
BROWNSTOWN, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $4 million to provide broadband service in unserved and underserved rural areas in Indiana. The Jackson County Rural Electric Membership Corp. will use a $1.9 million loan and a $1.9 million grant to deploy a fiber network […]
VP Debate 2020: What is Operation Warp Speed? Pence hails vaccine project, Internet says ‘it doesn’t sound safe’
Vice President Mike Pence touted Operation Warp Speed, President Donald Trump’s project to churn the development of a Covid-19 vaccine, during the vice presidential debate on Wednesday, October 7. In the debate, Pence was asked about the rising death toll of Americans due to Covid-19 by moderator Susan Page, the […]
Michigan Gov. Whitmer announces $12.7 million in high-speed internet statewide upgrades
(FOX 2) – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced a $12.7 million initiative that will expand broadband infrastructure statewide to increase high-speed internet. “In today’s society, the fastest way to create an even playing field for all is access to high-speed internet,” said Gov. Whitmer. “These broadband internet projects, along with […]
Gov. Whitmer announces millions of dollars to increase high-speed internet across Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Today Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced at the North American International Cyber Summit, that she was awarding $12.7 million to projects across the state to increase broadband internet access, “In today’s society, the fastest way to create an even playing field for all is access to high-speed internet,” […]
Microsoft Releases Optional Update For Windows 10 That Fixes Internet Connection, Speed And Reliability Issues
Microsoft Ends Support its for Ad Monetization Platform Microsoft has released a new Optional Update for Windows 10 that attempts to address a long-standing issue with the operating system in regards to a stable internet connection. The update should fix connection problems with both Wi-Fi as well as wired Ethernet […]
Lawmakers Propose Using FCC E-Rate Funds to Boost Individuals’ Internet Access
As the pandemic pushes Americans into online school and work, lawmakers are calling for ways to address the “digital divide”—the great number of people who don’t have consistent or reliable internet access. Reps. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., spotlighted ways in which they are working to confront […]
Streamtech launches fiber internet promo
MANILA, Philippines — Streamtech, the newest telco player to have launched a slew of fiber internet products, was among the first to rise to the challenge of these unprecedented times. With work and schooling moving to the home for a great number of people due to the pandemic, there has […]