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Meta rolls out a new hub for users to learn about privacy (C|Net)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 17:10Matter, an upcoming smart home protocol aiming to unify device communication across brands and platforms, gains support (C|Net)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Fri, 01/07/2022 - 17:09AT&T and Cricket open enrollment for discounted internet plans
AT&T opened enrollment for its discounted internet service plans that are being offered as part of a federal program designed to lower the cost of internet access for low-income Americans. Called the Affordable Connectivity Program, the initiative is overseen by the Federal Communications Commission and funded through the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law, passed in November 2021. AT&T said the benefits can be applied to a variety of eligible AT&T internet plans, as well as eligible AT&T and Cricket Wireless plans.
Verizon and AT&T's C-Band 5G upgrade: Everything you need to know (C|Net)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Thu, 01/06/2022 - 12:19Verizon will launch a faster, brawnier 5G network on January 19. You need one of these phones to use it (C|Net)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Wed, 01/05/2022 - 13:44Verizon's upgraded 5G will cover 100 million people in January 2022 (C|Net)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Tue, 01/04/2022 - 13:50HughesNet versus Viasat: Which is better for customers in rural America? (C|Net)
Submitted by Grace Tepper on Mon, 01/03/2022 - 09:27Washington state to require internet service disclosure when selling house in new year
Starting in the new year, home sellers in Washington will be required to identify their internet provider on signed disclosure forms that include information about plumbing, insulation and structural defects. "Does the property currently have internet service?" the disclosure form will now ask, along with a space to say who the provider is.
Broadband is on a mission for 2022
With the broadband gap laid bare by the events of 2020, 2021 saw a renewed focus on meeting the challenge once and for all.