2023-06-21
The Verge
How Big Telecom lobbied US lawmakers to squeeze out new municipal networks, ensuring much of President Biden's $41.6B broadband funding goes to large companies
Sean Hollister / The Verge : Twitter: @communitynets and @karlbode . Forums: r/politics . Thanks: @ants000 Twitter: Christopher Mitchell / @communitynets : We need to make sure communities have the f...
2021-06-02
New York Times
Critics worry Biden's rural-first broadband strategy could leave urban America behind; 13.6M urban households don't have broadband vs. 4.6M rural households
Many more people in cities lack broadband access than in rural areas, but lawmakers are primarily focused on extending high-speed access to remote areas. Tweets: @communitynets , @ahnakruzic , @stacey...
2020-11-10
NBC News
Local officials, educators, and advocacy groups are frustrated by refusal of ISPs to provide data on how many customers they signed up via low income programs
AT&T, Verizon, Comcast — won't share data, because they say its ‘proprietary.’ Fascinating item from @cfarivar https://www.nbcnews.com/... @nbcnews : Even though most internet service providers offer ...
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