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Portland Joins Google’s Digital Inclusion Fellowship Program
Google Fiber customers in Portland have something to smile about after the company confirmed it will be adding the city to its program for expanding Internet access to low-income residents. Other beneficiaries of the development will be people who go without speedy online connections. The Digital Inclusion Fellowship program operates in partnership with a Portland […]
Continue readingCharter Cable Low Cost Broadband Service Outlined
Charter Communications has provided details for its new low cost broadband service that the company will begin offering to low-income customers within six months. This will be after close of its pending merger with Time Warner Cable and acquisition of Bright House Networks. It will definitely come as great news to their customers in 2016. […]
Continue readingAfter Criticism, Comcast Speeding Up Discounted Internet Services
Comcast discounted Internet service known as Internet Essentials that was created to help more low- income earners access the Internet is being sped up and expanded. The discounted Internet program was created four years ago by Comcast during its purchase of NBCUniversal as part of the conditions of the purchase agreement. Comcast has in the […]
Continue readingFrontier Lowers Internet Costs for Idled Workers
Frontier Communications has formally announced that they will offer a discount program in the wake of layoffs by MinnTac, Mesabi Nugget and Mining Resources that affected hundreds of people. As such, Frontier will be reducing the cost of high-speed Internet access for affected employees who are their customers. In a press release confirming the same, […]
Continue readingFacebook CEO Reveals Plans For Worldwide Cheap Internet Access
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook recently made a passionate announcement saying that his company intends to provide the whole world with access to cheap Internet options. Asserting his position in providing the whole world including emerging markets with efficient and cheap Internet accessibility, he asks through Facebook’s official account whether connectivity represent a right of […]
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