Stories Tagged as
Internet access
Net neutrality rules face legal challenges
by
Nova Safo
Feb 5, 2015
Proposal would reclassify Internet service providers as "telecommunications services."
People still use AOL. It's true.
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 13, 2014
AOL still has users. And they're getting a lot for their membership.
Comcast expands low-income internet program
by
Molly Wood
Aug 5, 2014
Looking at the motivations behind Comcast's eased eligibility requirements.
The contents of the internet, via satellite
by
Molly Wood
Jul 30, 2014
A new project aims to democratize the spread of information.
The next time you 'Google' it may be via drone
Apr 15, 2014
Titan says its drones can stay aloft for years, without refueling
Inside Google Ideas, Google's New York 'think/do tank'
by
Molly Wood
Oct 24, 2013
Google's East Coast think tank unveiled some new tools all designed to make internet access easier where it's now hard to get.
Fifteen percent of American adults are offline
by
Molly Wood
Aug 30, 2013
Data released this week by the Pew Center shows that 98 percent of Americans now live in an area with access to broadband internet. Despite that, 15 percent still don't use the internet at all.
For public good, not for profit.
How do you shut off the Internet for an entire country? Three factors that matter
by
Queena Kim
May 8, 2013
Three factors contribute to the ease of turning the web off.
How to bring high-speed Internet to America
by
Molly Wood
Mar 7, 2013
ERF Wireless uses radio waves hopscotched over short to medium distances to bring high-speed wireless Internet to places that wires or fiber optic cables can’t reach.
Instagram's privacy backlash, and the dirty secret of data caps
by
Molly Wood
Dec 19, 2012
A negative response to Instagram’s privacy setting changes, and a paper that calls the reasoning behind service provider data caps into question.