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Broadband
Trump speaks to farmers, highlighting taxes and trade
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Kimberly Adams
Jan 8, 2018
The president announced a new initiative to expand access to rural broadband in a speech to the Farm Bureau convention.
Your internet data may be up for sale
by
Molly Wood
Mar 27, 2017
The U.S. Senate voted to kill the FCC's broadband privacy rules. The House will vote Tuesday.
New York plans to boost broadband infrastructure
Mar 24, 2017
New York is looking to bridge the digital divide by bringing broadband access to every household in the Empire State by the end of next year. It would be the first state in the country to pull that off. Many poor and rural areas lack broadband. Click the audio player above to hear the full […]
US court halts spread of fast internet in two cities
by
Jed Kim
Aug 11, 2016
The decision directly affects two cities. Indirectly, it could impact a lot more.
FCC proposes broadband subsidies for low-income households
by
Nova Safo
Mar 8, 2016
Low-income users would get $9.25 per month under the agency's plan.
Cuba to begin rollout of broadband internet
by
Nova Safo
Feb 2, 2016
Two Havana neighborhoods will get broadband as Cuba's tourism increases.
FCC draws back curtain on TV spectrum auction
Oct 16, 2015
The auction will help open up more airwaves for data-hungry consumers.
For public good, not for profit.
ConnectHome: Affordable subscriptions to the internet
by
Molly Wood
Jul 15, 2015
Molly Wood talks to HUD Secretary Julián Castro.
FCC eyes subsidies for low-income Americans' broadband
by
Annie Baxter
May 28, 2015
"Broadband is the indispensable infrastructure of the 21st century."
The Comcast merger with Time Warner isn't a sure thing
Feb 24, 2015
A lot has changed since the deal was announced last year.