Today, DC government and broadband provider WeLink kicked off Infrastructure Week by launching several new initiatives for affordable broadband in DC. Mayor Muriel Bowser, DC CTO Lindsey Parker and ...
The United States — as discussed in the New Digital Divide Citizens Class — has fallen far behind much of the world in broadband penetration, and our broadband connections are significantly slower ...
Meta Mesh Wireless Communities has seen its share of changes in just a few months, from new leadership to an infusion of grant dollars. Now, it’s getting a new name to go with an expanded approach to ...
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Some fear that internet activities in the home may substitute for participation in neighborhood and public spaces. Time spent online may replace time that would otherwise be spent socializing with ...
Starlink says it has installed its first-ever community gateway in Unalaska, on a far-flung Alaska island that’s home to one of the most important fishing ports in the U.S. The company on Friday ...
With much of life and learning moved online during the pandemic, access to high-speed internet has been more essential than ever. However major disparities persist in who has that access. According to ...
A group of Iowa City community organizers and activists is working to bring internet access to households without it in the Iowa City School District. With the help of the School District’s ...
NYC Mesh, a band of a few dozen tech volunteers, takes on Verizon and the big “incumbent providers,” with the promise of inexpensive community internet. Daniel Heredia working this spring to bring ...
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The Community Progress Council was among a group of grant recipients to receive a grant to promote greater broadband access statewide. Based in York City, the organization received $500,000 through ...
LEHI, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WeLink, a next-generation fixed wireless broadband provider, today announced the first phase of its network rollout to Washington D.C. is complete as select households now ...