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Is broadband access a public health issue?
Is broadband access a public health issue?
Ari Howard

Unknown to many, universal digital literacy is one of the most important preventative healthcare steps our society can take.

How to encrypt your email
How to encrypt your email
Joshua Cox-Steib

We show you how to keep your private emails private.

Survey: Digital divide continues for low-income Americans
Survey: Digital divide continues for low-income Americans
Joe Supan

A new survey from the Pew Research Center finds significant differences in broadband and technology adoption by income level.

How to forget a Wi-Fi network on your devices
How to forget a Wi-Fi network on your devices
Cynthia Paez Bowman

IOS and Android devices have different, but simple, procedures.

Setting up guest Wi-Fi in 5 easy steps
Setting up guest Wi-Fi in 5 easy steps
Cynthia Paez Bowman

A guest login will protect your home or business network, as well as your connected devices.

What is a Comcast lift zone?
What is a Comcast lift zone?
Ari Howard

Comcast has pledged to open over 1,000 locations by the end of 2021 that provide free Wi-Fi access to students and other community members.

How to connect your smartphone to your home Wi-Fi network
How to connect your smartphone to your home Wi-Fi network
Joe Supan

If you’re paying for internet, you should use it. Connecting to home Wi-Fi helps you conserve your phone’s data, and it’s usually a faster, more reliable connection.

T-Mobile now offers fiber internet service in Manhattan
T-Mobile now offers fiber internet service in Manhattan
Ari Howard

T-Mobile is offering internet speeds up to 940 Mbps for just $60/mo. in Manhattan as a trial run for future fiber optic investment.

Is the internet a hidden driver of climate change?
Is the internet a hidden driver of climate change?
Ari Howard

Streaming one hour of Netflix a week for a year consumes more energy than the yearly output of two new refrigerators.

Report: Households will need 2 Gbps of broadband speed by 2030
Report: Households will need 2 Gbps of broadband speed by 2030
Joe Supan

A new report from the Fiber Broadband Association predicts that a four-person household will require 2,141 Mbps speeds in the next decade.

Best internet options for boats
Best internet options for boats
Laurie Garrison

Thinking of an afternoon on the water in your sailboat, speed boat or pontoon boat probably conjures images of sitting back with your feet up while the wind and water spray across your face. However, despite the fact that you may be 10, 20, 30 or more miles offshore, there may be times when you […]

How to secure your home internet connection
How to secure your home internet connection
AJ Dellinger

Learn how to set up a secure home network with simple changes to your routers and more.

Amazon says Elon Musk’s Starlink broke the rules
Amazon says Elon Musk’s Starlink broke the rules
Joe Supan

Amazon's Project Kuiper files FCC complaint against Starlink for its recent request to send 30,000 more satellites into space.