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French police to investigate vandalism behind internet outage

PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) – The Paris prosecutor’s office said it has opened a probe into the causes of a major internet outage which affected France’s telecommunications network on Wednesday following reports of coordinated acts of vandalism. The French Telecoms Federation said attacks of vandalism had impacted telecoms networks in several regions, including the Ile-de-France […]

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T-Mobile Expands 5G Home Internet Availability By Another 10 Million Households

Just over a year after its launch, T-Mobile is sharing some updates for its 5G Home Internet service. On Wednesday the carrier revealed that it now has 1 million customers on the $50 per month internet option and has expanded the service’s availability from 30 million “eligible households” to 40 million. T-Mobile ended 2021 with […]

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About 45% of Butler County households lack adequate high-speed internet and the commissioners want to fix that

“The commissioners desire to identify a qualified partner for multiple purposes,” Boyko said. “Namely to assess the status of high-speed fiber optic broadband availability in Butler County. To develop a plan to construct and expand the high-speed fiber network to the premises and to construct and operate that expanded fiber to the premises network.” Former […]

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Giant Caterpillar on Pillow Terrifies the Internet: ‘Burn the House’

Getting your head down for a great night’s sleep is one of life’s joys. But one internet user shared how their bedtime routine was interrupted by an unwanted visitor this week in a post on Reddit that’s gone viral. Redditor u/rometickles shared a picture of their new friend on Reddit’s popular r/mildlyinfuriating forum where it […]

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Top 20 Internet Service Providers in 2022

Internet service providers offer online access with a variety of technologies, speeds, and prices. That means plenty of choices for consumers. Here is a list of large ISPs in the US for 2022. These providers offer internet service through DSL, copper, fixed wireless, cable, and fiber. Prices and availability vary by location and are subject […]

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Is There a Ceiling on Internet Users?

Facebook and Netflix are finding it tough to recruit new people who want what they are offering. At least for now, their numbers of users are shrinking. There are complex reasons for their growth lulls, and we’ll learn more later today when Meta, Facebook’s parent company, releases its quarterly financial report. This edition of the […]

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US joins 55 nations to set new global rules for the internet

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – The United States and 55 other nations on Thursday signed a political commitment to push rules for the internet that are underpinned by democratic values, at a time when the US has accused Russia of wielding internet disruptions as a part of its escalating attacks on Ukraine. The commitment, called […]

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US and More Than 55 Other Countries Pledge to Keep an Open Internet

The United States and more than 55 other governments have pledged to reinforce democracy online by agreeing not to shut down access to the internet, use algorithms to illegally spy on citizens or run misinformation campaigns to undermine elections, the White House said on Thursday. The governments said they would not block or limit the […]

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How to access affordable internet

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) – If you live in a low-income household and need help paying for internet service and internet-connected devices, there’s support available through a new program. The Affordable Connectivity Program is an FCC benefit that helps ensure households can afford the broadband they need for work, school, healthcare and more. The benefit provides […]

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‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ Takes on Internet Echo Chambers

Cinemas are pretty much always the best way to watch a movie. The darkened screening room is the ideal place to immerse yourself, distraction-free, in a film’s sound and visuals. That’d be a fine setting for Jane Schoenbrun’s We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, a tale of online alienation that debuted at 2021’s Sundance […]