Digital divide thrives on cultural stereotypes
01.13.12
Low-income urban people are neither ignorant of the Internet nor unmotivated, but they do get inferior service. Read More »
Civil rights group urges federal low-income subsidies for broadband
01.13.12
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights asked the FCC to expand the reach of its Lifeline reform. Read More »
Take music lessons without ever leaving home – really!
01.12.12
Learning music via video hookup has become a surprising growth industry. Read More »
New federal report calls for greatly increased broadband, education investments
01.11.12
A wide-ranging report from Commerce Department cites falling incomes and calls for increased tech investment. Read More »
The digital divide debate continues
01.10.12
Speed Matters explores the debate over bridging the digital divide, from opinions by Barbara Crawford, David Honig and Vint Cerf. Read More »
Bipartisan Senate group urges better spectrum reform
01.10.12
A bipartisan quartet of Senators released a letter to the Senate urging that spectrum reform be thorough and free of micromanagement. Read More »
Top 1 percent at it again, using half of all the world’s mobile bandwidth
01.06.12
A U.K. firm found that the top 1 percent of wireless users worldwide generate half the traffic -- and the percentage is growing. Read More »
Report: youth leading TV switch from cable to broadband
01.06.12
Deloitte's new State of the Media Democracy Survey reveals an increasing number of us are leaving cable TV for streamed content. Read More »
Verizon backtracks on bill-paying fee
01.05.12
A huge and immediate backlash forced Verizon to stop plans to institute a $2 bill-paying fee. Read More »
FCC grants AT&T approval to buy Qualcomm spectrum
01.04.12
The FCC gives AT&T approval to buy $1.9 billion worth of spectrum from Qualcomm. Read More »
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