At least one cable option was available to 99.42% of the population in Rhode Island, with Hawaii (96.06%), Massachusetts (94.28%), California (93.96%) and Ohio (93.95%) also boasting widespread access to at least one cable provider....
HOLYOKE — The state’s Make Ready program helped utilities and providers bring modern, high-speed internet to 28,000 households in rural Massachusetts with 40,000 poles and 2,000 miles of optical fiber over the last four years. And much of that high-tech work involved the old-fashioned labor of tunneling...
PHILADELPHIA, PA As the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), and its predecessor the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB), approaches, Comcast today announced new developments in its efforts to increase awareness and help people take advantage of the life-changing program that provides $30 each month toward...
With the United States having the monumental opportunity to close the digital divide, it is helpful to get an idea of how download speeds have changed over time. Thanks to the more than $300 billion invested by cable internet providers over the last 20 years, internet speeds...
It’s made possible by subsidies from the federal infrastructure bill combined with budget offerings from local companies. Last year’s federal infrastructure spending bill is about to pay off for low-income households in need of broadband Internet service. Local providers are rolling out options that will let...
By Tim Wilkerson High-speed internet for school, work and connecting with loved ones is more important now than ever, and it is paramount that every Northampton resident have access to secure, reliable broadband — as they do today through existing providers. Before Northampton voters head to the...
By Tim Wilkerson The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives, but it also gave us a glimpse into our internet-enabled future. Seemingly overnight, we transitioned to a world where Zoom calls replaced meetings, remote learning replaced classrooms and telemedicine replaced visits to the doctor’s office. While...
By Tim Wilkerson The recent letter on a fiber optic network in Falmouth pointed out an essential truth: a reliable internet connection, particularly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, has never been more important. This crisis has changed the way we live, learn and work,...
By Tim Wilkerson The recent article on internet service on the Cape (“Select Board Hears About Options To Improve Internet Service,” March 11) leaves the impression that providers have left the residents of Orleans disconnected. In reality, Cape Cod is a success story with over 99 percent...
By Tim Wilkerson Even with our high rate of broadband infrastructure in Massachusetts, we know gaps in digital equity still exist. Access is one thing, the ability to adopt the technology is something else. Public entities should partner with private broadband providers to move the needle...