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UK rural businesses set for broadband improvements
Remote spots in the UK look set for a boost in broadband speeds and coverage, thanks to new government funding – and the possibility of a new satellite broadband service from Amazon. As part of the government’s Project Gigabit, four new contracts, together worth more than £289 million ($362 million), have been signed with Openreach. The areas covered include North…
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The Supreme Court will decide the fate of America’s low-income broadband fund
The Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on a case involving funding for a major broadband subsidy program, the Universal Service Fund (USF). SCOTUS granted cert in a pair of cases called Federal Communications Commission v. Consumers’ Research, and Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition v. Consumers’ Research, which were consolidated for oral arguments. They center around whether Congress inappropriately…
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Ransomware attack on broadband provider OzarksGo disrupts TV service in Arkansas, Oklahoma
Broadband provider OzarksGo over the weekend notified about 4,500 customers of an October 7, 2024 cyber attack that disrupted TV service in Northwest Arkansas and Northeast Oklahoma. The linear TV outage is still ongoing as of time of writing. “Due to the nature of the incident, the service impact is ongoing and expected to continue for an extended period of…
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Poor broadband connectivity is costing London SMBs billions
London’s small and medium businesses (SMBs) are making £28 billion a year less than they should thanks to slow and unreliable workplace broadband connectivity, new research shows. High costs, along with the complexity of securing reliable services, make the cost of fast and dependable connectivity prohibitive for many firms, according to analysis from G.Network. This, the company said, leaves many…
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