Los Angeles Times
Internet access is not a luxury. Congress should extend connectivity aid program
More than 23 million households will lose affordable internet access as part of a pandemic-era federal program that provided low-income households with a credit of between $30 and $75 toward their monthly service bill.
Why Silicon Beach didn’t live up to the hype as an Los Angeles tech powerhouse (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/21/2024 - 06:27We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/13/2024 - 06:19Los Angeles County to offer discounted home internet to lower-income residents in some neighborhoods
Los Angeles County has started work on a wireless broadband network that will deliver high-speed connections for as little as $25 a month. The county signed a contract with WeLink of Lehi, Utah, to build the network and offer the service in East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles.