Verizon’s Sale: A Bad Deal for Maine
03.02.07
Tomorrow, consumers and workers will rally in Portland Maine's Monument Square, where they'll demand fairness from the telecommunications industry. Read More »
This Net’s Not My Net
03.01.07
New lyrics to an old song get to the heart of the need for high-speed internet. Check it out, then sing along! Read More »
More than a Game
02.28.07
4th Coming, an interactive role-playing game, has spread quickly to game fans around the world. The game has spread to a larger scale than creator Marc Frega might have dreamed. This is about more than entertainment. It's about the possibilities that emerge from the world of interconnectedness that comes with increased high-speed Internet access. Read More »
Rural Minnesotans on the wrong side of the digital divide
02.28.07
Minnesota is facing a problem not uncommon to states these days. Rural residents are being left in the dust when it comes to access to high speed internet services. Affirming this claim is a report from the Center for Rural Policy and Development, a nonprofit based in St. Peter, Minnesota. The organization, which evaluates issues from a rural perspective, recently published their 2006 Rural Internet Study analyzing internet accessibility in rural versus urban areas. Read More »
Small Texas Towns, High Speed Connections
02.27.07
Clint, TX may only have 1,000 residents, but, like other small towns in Texas, it's being opened up to new opportunities thanks to high-speed Internet. Read More »
Arkansas’ Crime Labs, Live Via the Web
02.26.07
Little by little, Internet access is changing the way Americans live and work. In Arkansas, for instance, technology is helping speed up the criminal-justice system. Read More »
NH State Senator Urges High Speed for Rural Residents
02.26.07
We've been keeping an eye on Verizon's proposed sale of 1.5 million Vermont land lines to FairPoint Communications, and the likely negative impact it will have on high speed internet access in rural New England. FairPoint, it seems, is in no position to build the infrastructure needed to bring high speed internet to rural communities. Read More »
High speed Internet helps groups connect to preserve indigenous cultures
02.23.07
Indigenous dancers and drummers from Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, Florida and Alaska recently performed for one another during a week long conference. Not one of the dancers had to buy a plane ticket, stay in a hotel, or miss work. Read More »
High speed: Not just a convenience, but an essential part of life
02.22.07
The Alliance for Public Technology, an organization devoted to promoting fast and affordable internet access for all, has published an in-depth report on the need for universal high-speed internet. In the report, APT makes the crucial distinction that high speed is "no longer a convenience but an essential part of life" underscoring the insufficiencies of current national policies. Read More »
Klobuchar Criticizes Rural-Access Cuts
02.22.07
In response to President Bush's budget, Minnesota's new Senator, Amy Klobuchar, decried cuts to a program providing loans to assist communities in creating Internet infrastructure. Read More »
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