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A Viasat internet satellite dish is seen in the yard of a house in Madison, Va., on March 31.

More than 1 in 3 rural Black southerners lack home internet access, a new study finds

Oct 06, 2021
The research shows that across 152 counties, 38% of Black residents in the rural South have no home internet access, compared to 23% of white residents.
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National
A sign for a recent graduate is bent but not burned in Blue River, Ore., eight days after the Holiday Farm Fire swept through its business district.

Oregon District Offers Online Learning After Wildfire Postpones School

Oct 01, 2020
The Oregon school district hardest hit by wildfire is scrambling to create some normalcy and hold classes online. It's unclear how many families can participate since so many are displaced.
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National
In numerous recent interviews, educators have told NPR they're concerned the rural-urban divide will only worsen if kids can't get online to learn.

In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle With Distanced Learning

Sep 28, 2020
Many American schools are back in class via distance learning. It's stressful everywhere but especially in rural districts where most students lack high-speed Internet and cell phone service at home.
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Newscast headlines

Sens. Cortez Masto And Rosen Co-Sponsor Broadband Access Bill

Jul 01, 2020

Nevada U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen are co-sponsoring a bill with Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar and others to address broadband gaps in the United States.

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All Tech Considered
Men look at computers in an Internet bar in Beijing in 2015.  Even as the government finds new methods to block virtual private networks, providers find ways to go around the blocks.

Behind China's VPN Crackdown, A 'Game Of Cat And Mouse' Continues

Aug 04, 2017
Savvy Internet users in China can tunnel under the "Great Firewall" using virtual private networks. Even as the government finds new methods to block VPNs, providers find ways to go around the blocks.
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The Two-Way
Google launched its first servers in Cuba this week. Above, people use public Wi-Fi to connect their devices on a Havana street in October 2016.

Google Spins Up Its First Servers In Cuba

Apr 27, 2017
The company can speed up delivery of high-bandwidth content like YouTube videos because the servers will now store data locally. But accessing the Internet in Cuba remains difficult and expensive.
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The Two-Way
The plane, called Aquila, has a wingspan longer than a Boeing 737.

WATCH: Facebook Tests Internet-Beaming Plane

Jul 22, 2016
The social media company's high-altitude, unmanned, solar-powered drone is designed to provide wireless Internet coverage to the ground below.
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All Tech Considered
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro says getting broadband access into public housing has been a priority during his tenure.

Comcast Joins Federal Effort To Bring Discounted Internet To Public Housing

Jul 15, 2016
Will the Internet ever be free for families relying on housing assistance? HUD Secretary Julian Castro and Comcast's David Cohen weigh in on challenges of connecting public housing to the Internet.
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The Two-Way
The Federal Communications Commission voted to propose its first Internet privacy rules and to expand a phone subsidy program to cover Internet access.

FCC Votes To Propose New Privacy Rules For Internet Service Providers

Mar 31, 2016
The vote, however, was delayed for several hours as regulators negotiated a budget deal on another issue: the expansion of a phone subsidy to begin covering Internet access.
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All Tech Considered
Members of Indian Youth Congress — a wing of the National Congress party — and National Students Union of India protest for Internet freedom in April 2015 in New Delhi.

Should India's Internet Be Free Of Charge, Or Free Of Control?

Feb 11, 2016
Facebook's free Internet service was banned in India on the basis of net neutrality this week. Internet providers, regulators say, should not be allowed "to shape the users' Internet experience."
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All Tech Considered
Children 6 to 13 years old from lower-income families are more likely to be daily computer and Internet users if they have a connection at home beyond a mobile device.

How Limited Internet Access Can Subtract From Kids' Education

Feb 06, 2016
Smartphones are often credited with helping bridge the "digital divide" between people who do and don't have Internet access at home. But is mobile Internet enough for a family with a kid in school?
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Nevada Inks Contract To Get Laptops To Middle Schoolers

Jan 13, 2016

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's hammered out a contract with an Oregon computer manufacturer to get laptops in the hands of thousands of middle schoolers.

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The Two-Way
Yuri Baturin, a former aide to Boris Yeltsin, lays flowers at the Russian president's grave at the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

'Die-Fi': Moscow Expanding Internet Access To Cemeteries

Dec 10, 2015
City officials say Moscow's three main cemeteries will be wired up starting next year.
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Newscast headlines

AT&T Ultra-High-Speed Gigabit Internet Coming To Reno

Dec 08, 2015

Northern Nevadans will soon have access to a much faster Internet connection.

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Pop Culture
Netflix's<em> Daredevil </em>stars Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock. The show marks the first time Netflix has released audio descriptions for its original programming.

After Fan Pressure, Netflix Makes 'Daredevil' Accessible To The Blind

Apr 18, 2015
The series stars a blind superhero — but at first, it lacked audio descriptions for the visually impaired. Netflix has added that option, but the issue raises larger questions of online accessibility.
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All Tech Considered

Pew: 'Smartphone-Dependents' Often Have No Backup Plan For Web Access

Apr 01, 2015
People who rely most on their smartphones to get online often deal more frequently with service interruptions because of financial hardship and data limits.
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