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Wired home Internet use falls as mobile use rises

Wired home Internet use falls as mobile use rises

13 Mar, 2017

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Wired home Internet use falls as mobile use rises

Between 2013 and 2015, wired home Internet use declined from 82 percent to 75 percent, while households that rely on mobile service only doubled from 10 to 20 percent.

Wired home Internet use falls as mobile use rises

New York State awards $212 million for broadband deployment

New York State awards $212 million for broadband deployment

10 Mar, 2017

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New York State awards $212 million for broadband deployment

Companies must build networks that support 100 Mbps speeds in all but the most rural areas, where the minimum target speed is 25 Mbps.

New York State awards $212 million for broadband deployment

Civil rights coalition condemns Chairman Pai’s attacks on Lifeline, prison phone reform, media ownership diversity

Civil rights coalition condemns Chairman Pai’s attacks on Lifeline, prison phone reform, media ownership diversity

08 Mar, 2017

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Civil rights coalition condemns Chairman Pai’s attacks on Lifeline, prison phone reform, media ownership diversity

The civil rights coalition rebuked Pai’s recent actions at the FCC on behalf of the millions of people it represents.

Civil rights coalition condemns Chairman Pai’s attacks on Lifeline, prison phone reform, media ownership diversity

Mayors across the country from both parties call on GOP to include broadband in infrastructure bill

Mayors across the country from both parties call on GOP to include broadband in infrastructure bill

03 Mar, 2017

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Mayors across the country from both parties call on GOP to include broadband in infrastructure bill

The mayors join a growing chorus of elected leaders that are urging Congress and the Trump administration to ensure any infrastructure bill includes broadband, the essential infrastructure of the 21st century

Mayors across the country from both parties call on GOP to include broadband in infrastructure bill

Bipartisan bill to save US call center jobs introduced in House, Senate

Bipartisan bill to save US call center jobs introduced in House, Senate

03 Mar, 2017

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Bipartisan bill to save US call center jobs introduced in House, Senate

The legislation requires that US callers be told the location of the call center to which they are speaking, offer callers the opportunity to be connected to a US-based center if preferred, and makes US companies that off-shore their call center jobs ineligible for certain federal grants and taxpayer-funded loans.

Bipartisan bill to save US call center jobs introduced in House, Senate

FCC to auction remaining $2 billion in rural subsidies

FCC to auction remaining $2 billion in rural subsidies

01 Mar, 2017

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FCC to auction remaining $2 billion in rural subsidies

The auction won’t take place for at least a year and the FCC hasn’t written the rules yet, but the agency vote is a positive sign that the FCC will maintain at least one program to help close the digital divide.

FCC to auction remaining $2 billion in rural subsidies