Ajit Pai, an FCC Commissioner, posted a statement on the FCC’s website speaking out against the Open Internet regulations passed earlier this year. Using research provided by Hal Singer, an economist who used network investment information to argue against the Open Internet earlier this year, Pai argued that the changing FCC policies have negatively impacted […]
Comcast is testing out an extra fee that will help Internet customers avoid paying out excess bandwidth-related charges on their monthly bill, in areas where a cap is enforced. The cable company is allowing customers in areas of Florida to pay $30 extra per month for unlimited data through the fiber network, letting subscribers go […]
Comcast is planning to bring its gigabit-speed Internet service to its entire fiber network within a few years, according to an executive. Robert Howald, vice president of network architecture for the cable company, explained in an interview that Comcast will be aiming to roll out the technology to get the high-speed connections across its US […]
Comcast is speeding up and expanding a discounted Internet service that was created to get more low-income people online. Comcast created the program four years ago as a condition of government approval of its purchase of NBCUniversal. The service costs $10 a month, a quarter of Comcast’s promotional price for a slightly faster Internet speed. […]
The US Federal Communications Division on Thursday voted 3-2 to consider a proposal from FCC Chair Tom Wheeler that would expand the government’s Lifeline program to help subsidize the cost of home broadband service to the nation’s poorest people. The program, originally put into place during the Reagan administration — but often referred by critics […]
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed plans to modernize an existing communications program to help low-income families have subsidized high-speed Internet access. Chairman Tom Wheeler shared the proposals to bring the FCC’s Lifeline telecommunications subsidization program up to date by adding broadband to the phone-only scheme, as well as making sure the basic standards […]
CenturyLink has announced an expansion of its gigabit (1 Gbps) fiber optic network. This expansion will bring availability of the high speed network to an additional 115,000 businesses across five new states: Iowa, Idaho, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. Additionally, nine of the 12 states that currently have CenturyLink fiber networks will have their fiber […]
Cox Communications will allegedly start testing overage fees for home broadband this summer in preparation for a nationwide deployment, according to a rumor. The potential extra costs to Cox subscribers arrives at the same time as another rumor claiming the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may start policing bandwidth caps of consumer broadband services. Sources of […]
Cox Communications is catching up with rivals Google Fiber, Comcast, and AT&T in offering gigabit Internet to more of its residential customers. Initially announced a year ago, the company’s “G1gablast” service has gone live in parts of Phoenix, AZ; Orange County, CA; and Omaha, Nebraska, and Las Vegas, NV, earlier than the initially anticipated launch […]
Comcast will be bringing its 2 gigabit Internet service to California, following the “Gigabit Pro” initial announcement for the service in Atlanta. Part of a number of upgrades to service speed for customers in the area starting from May, including free speed increases and a new 250Mbps tier, Comcast will introduce its gigabit-level service to […]
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