Politics May 24 Harris announces plans to help 80 percent of Africa gain access to the internet, up from 40 percent now By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Nation Mar 07 Watch 3:52 Tribal communities face challenges accessing the internet For many tribal communities in America, internet access isn't always as easy as logging on to a computer. The FCC reports almost 28 percent of tribal land residents lack high-speed broadband, compared to 1.5 percent of urban residents. But the… By Maria Staubs
Politics Feb 05 Federal subsidy boosting internet affordability set to expire unless Congress acts President Joe Biden recently traveled to North Carolina to promote his goal of affordable internet access for all Americans, but the promise for 23 million families across the U.S. is on shaky ground. By Kavish Harjai, Associated Press/Report for America
Politics Jan 18 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on internet access, economy at campaign event in North Carolina Biden, the Democratic incumbent who is campaigning to win a second term, coupled his economic message with a few jabs at Trump, currently the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination and his most likely future challenger. By Josh Boak, Associated Press
Politics Sep 26 Is broadband an essential utility, like water or electricity? New net neutrality effort makes the case The proposed rules would return fixed and mobile broadband service to its status as an essential telecommunications service under Title II of the Communications Act. By Associated Press
Mar 08 Taiwan blames Chinese ships for cut internet cables By Huizhong Wu, Johnson Lai, Associated Press Residents of Taiwan's outlying islands near the Chinese coast have been without the internet for the past month. Continue reading
Oct 19 Investigation finds lower internet speeds for higher prices in poor, less white U.S. neighborhoods By Leon Yin, Aaron Sankin, The Markup Residents of neighborhoods offered the worst deals aren’t just being ripped off; they’re denied the ability to participate in remote learning, well-paying remote jobs, and even family connection and recreation. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 6:51 White House tries to close the digital divide in rural America with more broadband access The so-called “digital divide” remains a major issue in America when it comes to providing high-speed internet, particularly in rural and other low-income communities. The Biden administration on Monday announced new commitments from 20 internet providers to help close that… Continue watching
Nov 12 Watch 3:37 ‘Internet will open my eyes’ : Bringing broadband to rural Alaska By Greg Kim, Alaska Public Media While many areas across the U.S. have been upgraded to high speed internet, there are still pockets that are in a broadband desert. That includes many rural Alaska communities. Greg Kim of Alaska Public Media reports on one town that… Continue watching
Jun 08 Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Multiple websites went offline briefly across the globe Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and there were reports of sporadic disruptions after the company patched the problem about an hour later. Continue reading