Senators ask the FCC to change the definition of high-speed broadband

Posted on 04/03/2021 by Engadget

A group of four senators is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to change its definition of high-speed broadband in order to significantly increase base speeds. Under the current FCC policy, created in 2015, 25 Mbps down/3 Mbps up is the...

Comcast delays Northeast US data cap enforcement to 2022

Posted on 19/02/2021 by Engadget

Following pressure from politicians and the public, Comcast won't enforce a 1.2TB data cap on customers in the Northeast US until 2022, the company said in an announcement spotted by ArsTechnica. "We are delaying implementation of our new da...

Comcast delays 12-state data cap expansion to July

Posted on 03/02/2021 by Engadget

Comcast customers in more than a dozen Northeastern states won’t have to worry about broadband data overages just yet. In November, the company announced it would implement a 1.2TB data cap at the start of 2021 on broadband users in Connecticut, Dela...

Comcast doubles the speed of its $10 Internet Essentials package

Posted on 02/02/2021 by Engadget

Comcast is doubling the speed of its Internet Essentials package, its $10-a-month product to connect low-income families to the internet. From March 1st, new and existing users will automatically be able to receive download speeds of up to 50 Mbps, a...

OneWeb secures funding to launch more than 500 internet satellites

Posted on 15/01/2021 by Engadget

After a year in which it had to declare Chapter 11 bankruptcy, 2021 is off to a much better start for satellite internet startup OneWeb. Two weeks into the new year, the company has secured a $400 million investment from SoftBank and Hughes Network S...

US COVID-19 relief bill includes $7 billion for broadband internet access

Posted on 21/12/2020 by Engadget

Congress’ long-awaited COVID-19 relief bill could be good news for those who need to learn and work remotely during the pandemic. Axios has learned the package in the newly agreed deal earmarks $7 billion for broadband access. About $3.2 billion of t...

Alphabet will use beams of light to deliver internet in Kenya

Posted on 10/11/2020 by Engadget

It’s been a while since we’ve heard about Alphabet’s Free Space Optical Communications (FSOC) project. If you’ve forgotten all about it, we don’t blame you: the acronym doesn’t stick in the mind quite like Google Fiber or Project Loon. To solve the p...

T-Mobile expands LTE home internet to over 130 more cities

Posted on 09/11/2020 by Engadget

T-Mobile’s home internet trial has come a long way from 2019, or even earlier this year. The carrier has rolled out the LTE-based service to over 130 extra cities spread around the states of Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylv...

FCC launches a $9 billion fund to expand 5G in rural areas

Posted on 27/10/2020 by Engadget

The Federal Communications Commission today launched the 5G Fund for Rural America, a 10-year, $9 billion program designed to help close the nation’s digital divide. The money will be used to expand 5G wireless broadband connectivity to areas of the...

T-Mobile expands LTE broadband to rural areas ‘abandoned’ by AT&T

Posted on 09/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Parts of the US that lack good broadband infrastructure are being handed a lifeline by T-Mobile after being cast adrift by AT&T. T-Mobile is offering home LTE broadband to 450 areas that it says that AT&T is “deserting,” and opening the servi...

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