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A new report from the Federal Communications Commission suggests that Starlink’s growth in the US has somehow tripled, reaching over 7 million subscribers. The 7 million figure is in the “Section 706” report from the FCC, which examines broadband access nationwide, covering fixed and mobile services. In releasing the report, the commission not only 

If you're looking for a new internet service provider, the chances are better than ever that you could get a super-high-speed fiber-optic connection. According to the Fiber Broadband Association, fiber-to-the-home connections have reached a tipping point, with more than 84.6 million homes now connected.

I review the latest laptops and write about cutting-edge AI tools, but I'm based in Idaho, in farm country. My ground-based internet options are pitiful, and my daily work demands high speeds, low latency, and rock-solid reliability. So I've been using Starlink satellite internet for years now.

As SpaceX lobbies for more federal funding for Starlink, the company is facing a new setback in Colorado, which is awarding a major portion of its broadband projects to a rival satellite provider.  Colorado recently announced the winners of its $400 million US Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program. Its proposal stands out for picking satellite services to deliver high-speed internet to about ha

It looks like SpaceX's Starlink really doesn’t want to take on new customers in parts of Washington state.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr could not have found a much more sympathetic interviewer than Ajit Pai, Chair of the FCC during the first Trump Administration. That left the conversation between the current and former FCC chairs at this week's CTIA 5G Summit 2025 devoid of fireworks, but it did cast a little light on Chairman Carr's policy priorities. His first goal is one that few voices in Congress publicly object to: securing a renewal of the FCC’s authority to

When you own a website or online business and rely on it being available to customers 24/7, even the shortest amount of downtime can be bad for business. That's extra true for Big Tech companies with huge amounts of customers. For them, just a single minute without internet service can mean millions of dollars lost. Amazon’s massive revenue would make it the biggest loser in an outage scenario no matter how long it might last. That’s the price of massive success, as the only place to go is (typically) down.