Internet access

Obama Has a Plan to End America’s Internet Access Inequality Problem

“Today, high speed broadband is not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” President Obama said earlier this year. Yet home internet access is still an extravagance out of reach for many Americans. Today, the White House announced a program designed to change that. Less than half of the poorest households in the US have home internet…

Tech News Kate Knibbs Jul 15

Study: The Internet Has Finally Become TV

In the next five years, more than 50 percent of the world’s population will have internet access, and 80 percent of internet traffic will be devoted to video, says a new study by Cisco. But it’s not just billions more dinky YouTube videos that will suck up all that bandwidth. It’s our shifting TV habits.…

Television Alissa Walker May 27

5 Sad Facts About America’s Ridiculously Slow Internet

Anyone who’s ever stared glass-eyed at a Netflix video that won’t load or stuttered through a glitchy Skype call knows that the United States leaves its citizens starving for bandwidth. But the latest data in Akamai’s annual “State of the Internet” report presents some prettypretty depressing statistics about America’s slow, shitty internet. In case you’re…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Mar 31

What Is the Outernet and Is It the Future of the Internet?

For 60 percent of the world’s population, regular internet access is about as common as flying cars. Nearly 5 billion people today lack basic internet access either because they live in remote, rural areas or due to restrictive censorship on the part of the local government. But where the internet has failed, the Outernet hopes…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Nov 19

Which State Has The Worst Internet Access In The Nation?

Sorry, Mississippi. The news isn’t good. The Census has released its latest figures on who has and who doesn’t have high-speed internet access. And while the news is initially pretty good, with just under 80% of Americans having high-speed internet, when you start to break down the data geographically, the news becomes a little more…

io9 Ria Misra Nov 14

Virgin America Flight Timetables Now Have Wi-Fi Ready Status

Frankly, airplane Wi-Fi access is overrated. At least compared to Aeroflot’s in-flight entertainment. Those who like it, however, can now check what Virgin flights have Wi-Fi before booking. [Virgin via Crunchgear] https://gizmodo.com/pilot-and-stewardess-redefine-in-flight-entertainment-5167624

Tech News Jesus Diaz Mar 11

Southwest Airlines Testing Satellite Broadband Internet Access For Your Pleasure

According to their own press release, Southwest is going to be testing in-flight broadband satellite Wi-Fi access so you can check your mail and do all sorts of stuff (though probably not surf porn or talk to someone on Skype). They’ll start testing on four planes this summer, with a wider rollout to come whenever…

Gadgets Jason Chen Jan 23

American Airlines to Test In-Flight Wi-Fi in 2008

Some time in 2008, you may be lucky enough to get on a 767-200 transcontinental American Airlines flight that’s testing the AirCell in-flight broadband service. The wireless net access will be available to all classes—yes, even us poor people—for a price. There will be three antennas outside the plane to transmit your 802.11a/b/g “Lolz im…

Tech News Jason Chen Aug 1

Qantas Revives In-Flight Internet With Wi-Fi and Ethernet Access

Just when most other airlines and airplane manufacturers are removing in-flight internet access, Qantas goes the exact opposite direction (into our hearts) and adds internet access. The A380 and 747-400 planes that will make up their web-enabled fleet will have both Wi-Fi and a charging slot to plug your laptop into. Not much else here…

Tech News Jason Chen Jul 24

Obama Has a Plan to End America’s Internet Access Inequality Problem

Study: The Internet Has Finally Become TV

5 Sad Facts About America’s Ridiculously Slow Internet

What Is the Outernet and Is It the Future of the Internet?

Which State Has The Worst Internet Access In The Nation?

Virgin America Flight Timetables Now Have Wi-Fi Ready Status

Southwest Airlines Testing Satellite Broadband Internet Access For Your Pleasure

American Airlines to Test In-Flight Wi-Fi in 2008

Qantas Revives In-Flight Internet With Wi-Fi and Ethernet Access

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