Tag: Internet
Equitable digital access key for health care
At the end of May, a critical lifeline for 23 million low-income American households was cut when the American Connectivity Program expired. This $14.2...
Ross L. Nelson, Cox Communications Inc. New England market vice president
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023
Ross L. Nelson
Cox Communications Inc.
New England market vice president
ROSS L. NELSON is described by his colleagues and peers...
R.I. to receive $108.7M in federal funds for high-speed internet improvements
PROVIDENCE – The state will be getting a nine-figure boost from the federal government to improve its high-speed internet infrastructure.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s...
New Shoreham’s wind-powered broadband program to launch next week
NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island’s broadband access has historically been hampered by outdated, slow telecommunications services, town officials say, with some residents unable to access a regular...
Make R.I. part of Biden job growth
Kudos to Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan L. Hughes for reminding two national power brokers of their local and regional roots during...
Beware of a mismanaged cloud
Organizations’ failure to properly manage the servers they lease from cloud service providers can allow attackers to receive private data, research my colleagues and...
On web, ‘critical ignoring’ is crucial
The web is a treacherous place.
A website’s author may not be its author. References that confer legitimacy may have little to do with the...
Crisis exposes depths of the ‘digital divide’
When Magdalena Andreozzi moved workshops offered by her nonprofit online during the COVID-19 pandemic last summer, she expected some bumps in the transition.
After all,...
Facebook, Big Tech no friend of the web
When Facebook disabled Australians’ access to news articles on its platform, and blocked sharing of articles from Australian news organizations, the company moved a...
Study: R.I. has lowest internet costs in country
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the least-expensive internet in the United States, according to a report from Highspeedinternet.com on Friday.
Rhode Island internet was found...