Opinion: A 5G Status Report
What's expected to be a decade-long evolution of technology and applications
Young smartphone users experiencing 'load rage' over slow download speeds
Many millennials are also suffering from digital burnout
Charter Communications will spend more than $600 million to stay in New York
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Spectrum isn't going anywhere
Google thinks ISPs will keep up with data demands of services like Stadia
The gaming service is making quite a few bets for takeoff
Maine passes bill prohibiting ISPs from selling customer data without consent
Pending a signature from the Governor
Major phone networks hit with class-action suit over data selling
Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile are all in the crosshairs
Wireless carriers are shamelessly lobbying against new bill banning throttling during emergencies
Because of course they are
Cox introduces a gamers-only 'elite' internet connection
Improvements seem negligible
Charter and New York reach deal allowing ISP to remain in the state
Assuming the deal is approved, Charter has until September 2021
T-Mobile is starting to test its own 50 Mbps home internet service
It's only available in select areas for now
Check out these internet speeds and prices from multiple countries
The US has the fifth-fastest downloads
Google Fi SIM cards can now be purchased at Best Buy
The Fi service relies on multiple carriers, upfront pricing, and no service commitment
More cable users are consuming 1TB of data per month, face fines for exceeding caps
The number of terabyte users have almost doubled since last year
Massachusetts town votes to build their own municipal fiber network over Comcast alternative
The municipal network will cost far more
Customers could pay more as internet data usage increases dramatically
4K video streaming is a big consumer of bandwidth
The end of Net Neutrality has had little effect on wireless carriers
Throttling is still common, but not objectively any worse
AT&T is about to cut internet service to customers accused of piracy
More than a dozen users will lose their internet
Comcast now has the largest gigabit network but it does not come cheap
Around $150 a month for Xfinity gigabit tier
DOJ files lawsuit challenging California's 'Net Neutrality' law
The law is deemed illegal since it has ramifications that extend beyond the state's borders
US Court of Appeals rules that the FCC can consider areas with only a single ISP 'competitive'
Business broadband customers won't be happy
Big Cable wants even more Net Neutrality rules lifted
USTelecom wants FCC to issue forbearance on Section 251, which allows small ISP to compete with larger companies
Millions of Internet users are paying high prices for slow connections
Some ISPs are charging outrageous prices for dated DSL connections
Facebook looks to launch LEO satellites to provide internet to rural areas
Forget about the drones -- Zuck wants satellites instead
Cloudflare's free DNS service speeds up web browsing and helps protect your privacy
1.1.1.1 isn't an April Fool's prank
Russia goes after Zello app by requesting ISPs block 13.5 million Amazon IP addresses
Zello has been a thorn in the Russian authorities' side for some time