How You Can Partner With the FCC to Improve Broadband Adoption
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
August 2022
Op-ed: Group Chat, the Last Place Left Online for Real Conversation (New York Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 06:23In Post Roe v. Wade Era, Mozilla Labels 18 of 25 Popular Period and Pregnancy Tracking Tech With *Privacy Not Included Warning (Mozilla Foundation)
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Submitted by benton on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 06:21UK’s young adults spending more time on TikTok than watching TV (Financial Times)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 06:21Google wins defamation battle as Australia’s high court finds tech giant not a publisher (Australian Associated Press)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 08/17/2022 - 06:20Analysis
Analysis
How an 81 year-old farmer helped residents in 3 North Dakota counties get high-speed internet
In July 2022, the Biden Administration invested over 18 million dollars to expand internet access in remote areas of North Dakota.
Broadband agreement will allow every home in New Kent County, Virginia, to get high-speed Internet
New Kent County (VA) voted to enter into a $16.1 million agreement with Cox Communications to provide a high-speed broadband connection to every home and business in the county. Approximately 3,053 homes in the county have limited to no broadband service and will be connected within 28 months of Cox receiving its permits, according to the County Administrator Rodney Hathaway. The County is leveraging $4.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and other revenue to finance the project.