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US internet users increased by 13 million in two years, NTIA says

There have been 'great strides' in closing the digital divide, NTIA says, but wide variations in who is connected remain The numbers of United States internet users increased by about 13 million between 2021 to 2023, according to new numbers from the National Telecommunications and...

Dish Network to acquire MVNO Gen Mobile to further EBB play

Gen Mobile CEO: 'The acquisition by Boost Mobile will provide more connectivity to more Americans' Boost Mobile, which is part of Dish Network following the T-Mobile/Sprint merger, revealed plans to acquire Los Angeles-based Gen Mobile, a prepaid mobile service that primarily serves low-income customers. Boost will...

FCC focuses on partners, path forward for Emergency Broadband Benefit program

The FCC is working on how it will make available $3.2 billion that Congress appropriated to help subsidize broadband costs during the Covid-19 pandemic -- but would you believe it if someone offered you "free internet", or would you assume it was a scam?...