NYC payphone conversion plan wins committee approval
New York's de Blasio administration won approval to replace its system of public pay phones with a network of high-speed Wi-Fi kiosks, called Links.
A federal bill to close the digital divide for students
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) hopes to provide low-income students with home Internet, using the same system of public assistance that underwrites other necessities.
School iPads not much use to students without home Internet
School officials in Tennessee have found that merely handing out iPads and Chromebooks does not in itself close the digital divide.
Bad service, 911 outages prompt Vermont investigation into FairPoint
Following months of service complaints and a massive phone outage, Vermont is asking for an investigation into telecom FairPoint Communications.