Threads adds 35 million new signups this month
Instagram's X rival, Threads, has seen 35 million new users sign up for the platform since November 1st. Threads and rival BlueSky are competing to attract d
November 2024
Charter Begins Deploying Wi-Fi 7 Routers for Spectrum Customers (telecompetitor)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 12:58Podcast | What's the Story? Calix, Amazon and the big bad wolf of broadband (Light Reading)
Submitted by grace@benton.org on Tue, 11/26/2024 - 12:36States are using digital equity plans to demonstrate how successful digital inclusion efforts can advance progress toward other goals, including improvements to civic and social engagement, economic development, education, health care, and delivery of essential services. For example, broader availability of affordable high-speed internet and digital skills can help residents access government services online, apply for jobs, take online classes, and use telehealth resources.
Grafton County, New Hampshire, is Underway on $17 Million Middle-Mile Broadband Build
Grafton County, New Hampshire's second-largest county, began a $17 million project to construct a 200-mile fiber-optic middle-mile network. The initiative, led by the Grafton County Board of Commissioners and the county’s broadband committee, with infrastructure provider eX² Technology, aims to transform connectivity in 25 municipalities across the county that currently lack reliable Internet access. The project was spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic and revealed the dire need for broadband expansion across rural Grafton County.
Consumer Alert: Some Internet Service Providers Advertise Affordable Connectivity Program
Consumers shopping for new devices and considering making changes to their existing home or mobile broadband service plans this holiday season may find that some internet service providers have not updated their websites and other marketing materials to reflect that the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and its monthly discount on broadband services ended on June 1, 2024. Some provider websites even continue to collect personal information from consumers seeking enrollment in ACP.