After launching a fiber-optic broadband network, Chattanooga, Tenn., has seen robust economic development and better Internet service for residents. Chico, Calif., recently broke ground on its own ...

An open-access network can offer fast fiber, but it works differently than what's offered by typical broadband providers. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...

In Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has published a four-part set of reports under the State of Broadband 2025.

Rise Broadband is an internet service provider offering fiber-optic and fixed wireless connections across 16 states. The company serves both rural and urban areas, with fiber plans ranging from 300 ...

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have become ubiquitous tools on the internet of today. A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and a remote server, routing your traffic through that ...

Dealing with slow, laggy home Internet is the pits, and it can happen to any home network, from Multi-Gig capable connections to DSL. Even my home network slows down sometimes, and I've got 10GbE for ...

How to Select the Right ISP to Fit Your Needs Your email has been sent Find out the services that an internet service provider provides and learn the difference between a local and national ISP to ...

Speakeasy, an independent broadband service provider, is turning its customers into mini-ISPs by giving them the tools to sell wireless Net access to their neighbors. Under the NetShare program, the ...

For much of the past week, two large stretches of the Internet turned invisible to each other. Unlike the electrical outages plaguing California, which no one wants, this intentional blackout suited ...

By Tom Ayres , Senior Staff Writer The non-profit Vermont ISP Operating Company (VISPO) will take over operation of the ECFiber internet service provider (I ...

“When checking the system this morning, I noticed your account logged in for over 20 hours,” begins a December 1998 email from the president of my dial-up Internet service provider (ISP) at the time. ...