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There are so many more factors to a good internet connection than the speed limit. Image:  Mashable composite; Shutterstock / Mihai_Andritoiu 2021-03-16 19:34:39 UTC Moving forward requires focus. Mashables Social Good Series is dedicated to exploring pathways to a greater good, spotlighting issues that are essential to making the world a better place. As part of the advanced International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Baltimore City College high school, teacher Franca Muller Paz submits Zoo...

Members of the Baltimore City Council are asking the Federal Communications Commission to resume stronger authority over broadband providers.

— Lock Haven YMCA School Age Program –Vineyard Community Center, Muncy –Loyalsock Child Care Center, Williamsport “We know that local families have a fundamental need for access to crucial resources like WiFi Lift Zones, bridging the gap when at-home connectivity may not be available,” said Williamsport Mayor Derek Slaughter. “Thanks to Comcast, we look forward to connecting community centers with WiFi to provide a dynamic learning environment for our kids.” “YMCA is very please...

Theyre two of the nations largest internet providers, and if you live in the Northeast, they may be competing for your business.

New internet service provider seeks to add alternative in Lebanon, York Hal Conte, Lebanon Daily News Providing internet service during the new coronavirus pandemic Replay Video UP NEXT NetKey Communications is set to bring a local alternative to major internet providers in the area, with services beginning in April in York and in September in Lebanon. “NetKey is an idea I’ve had a long time,” said Gary Schaeffer, a partner at the company. "It’s much-needed. I kept ...

The company will offer internet, voice-over-internet protocol, and AT&T TV in business and residential plans and will be installing a "fiber optic internet backbone" that will be distributed via the companys wireless network. The company will use a location at 701 Hay St. in York and the Paper Box Factory at 1131 Cumberland St. in Lebanon, owned by Bryan Donovan, a partner at the company. Schaeffer said the company’s prices on internet access will be “not all that different” from ...

Progress Starts With Us: Access and Inclusion for All No one could have imagined how 2020 would shine a light on the societal inequities that are holding our world back from true progress. In our SXSW session ” Progress Starts With Us: Access and Inclusion For All“, experience real conversations about how these inequities have led to a digital divide, where limited access to technology and digital skills are creating barriers to opportunity. We know something must be done.   Partici...

News Wire Feed Light Reading 2/26/2021 OAKLAND, Calif. – As part of its ongoing commitment to help connect lowincome students and families to the Internet so they can fully participate in educational opportunities and the digital economy, Comcast today announced plans to equip 20 Oakland community centers and parks and recreation facilities with free WiFi for the next three years. As part of its Lift Zones initiative, the company will provide r...

ByPost Staff Nicholas Williams, Director of Oakland Parks and Recs, left and Councilman Noel Gallo, right with children at Manzanita Rec Center who received Dell Computers and free internet for one year from Comcast. Photo credit: Christy Price The ongoing health crisis has brought troubling consequences to communities of color. At the center of the most vulnerable groups are children who’ve been pushed into distance learning, in some cases without internet connectiv...

Image Melissa McCaw But the providers of that service are also watching with concern as Connecticut’s state government ramps up efforts to seek greater control over their plans, policies and checkbooks. “Its critically clear in the 21st century the importance of having access to reliable internet,” state Budget Chief Melissa McCaw said during a recent briefing on the proposed state budget. “This is also about economic opportunity to the extent to which more remote work is done. There ar...