Every few years, the FCC considers whether or not the current minimum standard for US broadband service needs to be redefined or not, and what those changes ought to be. Four US senators — Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Angus King (I-Maine), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) — have …
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When the FCC approved the Time Warner Cable / Charter merger last year, there were a number of requirements attached. One of them was that Charter was required to extend broadband service to an additional two million customers, one million of whom were served by one other broadband competitor. Now, …
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The UK government has confirmed it will be borrowing to try to encourage investment in high speed fiber broadband networks and 5G technology — with a plan to spend over £1BN by 2020-2021 to bolster the country’s digital infrastructure. Giving his Autumn Statement today, Chancellor Philip Hammond said: “Our future transport, …
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