Getty Images | Andrey Denisyuk reader comments 23 with The biggest Internet service providers will dominate a $42.45 billion broadband grant program unless the Biden administration changes a rule requiring grant recipients to obtain a letter of credit from a bank, according to a joint statement from consumer advocacy groups, local government officials, and advocates ..
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Getty Images | imagedepotpro reader comments 115 with The Federal Communications Commission yesterday rejected requests to eliminate an upcoming requirement that Internet service providers list all of their monthly fees. Five major trade groups representing US broadband providers petitioned the FCC in January to scrap the requirement before it takes effect. In June, Comcast told ..
Getty Images | imagedepotpro reader comments 49 with The Federal Communications Commission is paving the way for $75 monthly subsidies to make broadband service more affordable for low-income households in certain “high-cost” areas. The $75 subsidy will be part of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) that generally offers $30 monthly discounts to people with low ..
Enlarge / SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket stands on Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center before the launch of the Jupiter 3 communications satellite. Trevor Mahlmann/Ars Technica reader comments 155 with 12:30 a.m. EDT Thursday update: SpaceX has scrubbed the Falcon Heavy rocket’s first launch attempt and will try again Thursday night. The heaviest commercial ..
Enlarge / Artist’s illustration of Amazon’s Kuiper satellite processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. reader comments 79 with Within a few years, Amazon hopes to be building and launching up to 80 satellites per month to populate the company’s Kuiper constellation, a $10 billion network that is similar to fleets already operated by SpaceX ..
Enlarge / This artist’s illustration of the ViaSat-3 Americas satellites shows the spacecraft as it would appear with its large reflector antenna fully deployed. reader comments 97 with A new Viasat communications satellite launched in April has been crippled by a problem when unfurling its huge mesh antenna. The problem jeopardizes Viasat’s much-needed refresh to ..
Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado reader comments 206 with Comcast is not happy about new federal rules that will require it to provide broadband customers with labels displaying exact prices and other information about Internet service plans. Enlarge / Broadband label that ISPs will be required to display to consumers at the point of sale. ..
Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography reader comments 59 with 0 posters participating Share this story Nevada’s US senators say the Federal Communications Commission’s new, more detailed broadband maps have tens of thousands of mistakes in their state alone. “Nevada’s Office of Science, Innovation, & Technology (OSIT) has found over 20,000 purported broadband-serviceable locations on ..
Getty Images | Smith Collection/Gado reader comments 44 with 0 posters participating Share this story Internet service provider horror stories have been a longtime staple at Ars Technica, and over the past 12 months we detailed some of the most horrific broadband customer experiences we’ve ever heard of. Comcast, the largest home Internet provider in ..
Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography reader comments 84 with 63 posters participating Share this story The Federal Communications Commission has collected precise broadband availability information from Internet service providers for the first time and aims to release a first draft of a new broadband map in November, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wrote Friday. The ..