Hacker News with Generative AI: Broadband

Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast expands to hundreds of homes (2022) (arstechnica.com)
Jared Mauch, the Michigan man who built a fiber-to-the-home Internet provider because he couldn't get good broadband service from AT&T or Comcast, is expanding with the help of $2.6 million in government money.

Broadband, Technology, Government Funding

577 points by voxadam 9 days ago | 229 comments

The Trump Admin Thinks Affordable Fiber Broadband Is 'Woke' (techdirt.com)

Politics, Internet, Broadband, Government

16 points by doener 57 days ago | 2 comments

Doc NTIA lead nominee criticizes "woke" and "socialist" fiber broadband subsidy (broadbandbreakfast.com)
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Arielle Roth, telecom director for Senate Commerce Committee chairman Ted Cruz, to lead the Commerce Department’s telecommunications agency.

Telecommunications, Politics, Government, Broadband

42 points by walrus01 57 days ago | 71 comments

New York starts enforcing $15 broadband law that ISPs tried to kill (arstechnica.com)
The New York law requiring Internet providers to offer cheap plans to people with low incomes will take effect on Wednesday this week following a multi-year court battle in which the state defeated broadband industry lobby groups.

Law, New York, Broadband, Politics

117 points by athousandsteps 102 days ago | 102 comments

Big loss for ISPs as Supreme Court won't hear challenge to $15 broadband law (arstechnica.com)
The Supreme Court yesterday rejected the broadband industry's challenge to a New York law that requires Internet providers to offer $15- or $20-per-month service to people with low incomes.

Law, Supreme Court, Broadband

20 points by leotravis10 129 days ago | 3 comments

Cable ISPs compare data caps to food menus: Don't make us offer unlimited soup (arstechnica.com)
Cable broadband companies continue to insist that data caps are good for people with low incomes, pushing back against comments filed by consumer advocacy groups.

Internet, Consumer Advocacy, Broadband, Data Caps, Regulation

5 points by hn_acker 136 days ago | 2 comments

Telecom industry 'think tank' tries to smear community owned broadband (techdirt.com)
We’ve noted for decades how the U.S. broadband sector is a mess thanks to corruption and unchecked monopoly power working tirelessly to undermine U.S. telecom competition.

Telecom, Broadband, Competition, Monopoly, Corruption

44 points by hn_acker 141 days ago | 5 comments

Sixteen U.S. states still ban community-owned broadband networks (techdirt.com)
For years we’ve noted how U.S. broadband is expansive, patchy, and slow thanks to mindless consolidation, regulatory capture, regional monopolization, and limited competition.

Broadband, Internet Access, Regulation, Politics, Telecommunications

340 points by speckx 170 days ago | 159 comments

Telecoms Bankroll More Misleading Attacks on Community Broadband Networks (techdirt.com)

Telecoms, Broadband, Community Networks, Misinformation, Tech Policy

16 points by hn_acker 172 days ago | 2 comments

FCC launches a formal inquiry into why broadband data caps are terrible (engadget.com)
The Federal Communications Commission announced that it will open a renewed investigation into broadband data caps and how they impact both consumer experience and company competition.

Broadband, FCC, Regulation, Consumer Rights, Internet

10 points by jayantbhawal 192 days ago | 0 comments

SpaceX tells FCC it has a plan to make Starlink about 10 times faster (arstechnica.com)
SpaceX is seeking approval for changes to Starlink that the company says will enable gigabit-per-second broadband service.

SpaceX, Starlink, Internet, Broadband, Technology

8 points by pseudolus 192 days ago | 0 comments

Brightness of first Chinese broadband constellation satellites alarms (spacenews.com)
WASHINGTON — The first satellites of a Chinese broadband constellation are significantly brighter than those of Western systems, posing a new challenge for astronomers.

Space, China, Astronomy, Satellites, Broadband

4 points by howard941 201 days ago | 0 comments

Cox asks court to block Rhode Island plan for broadband expansions (arstechnica.com)
Cox Communications asked a court to block Rhode Island's plan for distributing $108.7 million in federal funding for broadband deployment.

Telecommunications, Lawsuits, Rhode Island, Broadband, Federal Funding

11 points by notamy 212 days ago | 0 comments

OFNL Suffer Major National UK Full Fibre Broadband Outage (ispreview.co.uk)

Broadband, UK, Technology, Outage

23 points by susam 236 days ago | 2 comments

Frontier is about to offer 7-gig fiber across several states (theverge.com)

Internet, Telecommunications, Technology, Fiber Optic, Broadband

38 points by rntn 243 days ago | 82 comments

ISPs seeking government handouts try to avoid offering low-cost broadband (arstechnica.com)

Broadband, Government, Politics, Economics

14 points by hn_acker 273 days ago | 0 comments

Minnesota Strikes Down Preemption Laws Blocking Municipal Broadband (communitynets.org)

Minnesota, Broadband, Municipal, Law, Government

16 points by rntn 324 days ago | 0 comments

Court upholds New York law that says ISPs must offer $15 broadband (arstechnica.com)

Broadband, Law, New York

263 points by nateb2022 364 days ago | 252 comments