CLEVELAND, Ohio – Spectrum, a telecommunications company, is unveiling a cable broadband plan that provides another option for households with students needing high-speed Internet for at-home classes during the coronavirus pandemic. © Plain Dealer staff/Pexels/cleveland.com/TNS Remote learning requires adequate Internet service. It’s called “Stay Connected K-12” and it would cost […]
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Pakistan bans ‘immoral’ Tinder and Grindr apps
© BBC Five apps have been banned for breaking local laws Tinder, Grindr and three other dating apps have been banned in Pakistan for disseminating “immoral content”. The government issued notices to Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, Skout and SayHi to remove the dating services. Extra-marital relationships and homosexuality are illegal in […]
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CenturyLink outage took out 3.5% of global internet traffic Sunday
A giant internet outage, due to an issue at major telecommunications company CenturyLink, wiped out 3.5% of global internet traffic on Sunday. The outage affected web giants including Amazon and Hulu as well as individual internet users. The outage began at 6 a.m. Eastern and ended around 11 a.m. Eastern. […]
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Minister says telecom regulator may have erred with wholesale rate decision
David Paddon, The Canadian Press Published Saturday, August 15, 2020 9:45AM EDT Last Updated Saturday, August 15, 2020 2:59PM EDT The federal government says it’s concerned that a controversial regulatory decision last year may undermine investments in Canada’s communications networks, particularly in rural and remote areas. However, a statement issued […]
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As COVID looms over school year, Rep. Joe Kennedy hits Sen. Ed Markey on 1996 Telecommunications Act, broadband access; both press for stimulus deal to help parents, students
Rep. Joe Kennedy on Tuesday night took aim at one of Sen. Ed Markey’s signature bills, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, arguing too many families still cannot afford cable service or access broadband at a time of confusion and concerns for public health as teachers and parents grapple with COVID-19 […]
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CRTC announces $72M in broadband internet improvements for northern communities
Five northern community broadband projects in the N.W.T., Yukon and northern Manitoba will share in $72 million of Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Broadband Fund money. According to a press release from the CRTC Wednesday, the projects are designed to improve broadband internet service for about 10,100 households in […]
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S Naren: Internet & Telecom-related Stocks Will Do Well In Post-COVID World
Duration: 14:01 07-08-2020 Looking at buying sustainable dividend yield stocks in India. Pharma & Telecom themes have performed, power sector is yet to catch up. Internet & Telecom-related stocks will do well in post-COVID world, says S Naren of ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund.#CNBCTV18 #Exclusive #ShareMarketToday #Nifty #SensexCNBC-TV18 is India’s No.1 […]
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Get unlimited calling, internet, free coupons with these recharge plans
© Provided by Zee Business Telecom operators tend to upgrade their recharge plans every now and then. They remove older plans, make changes to them or introduce new plans altogether. Woocommerce affiliate program Bharti Airtel recently did the last by introducing new prepaid plans for its customers. The company […]
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Unlimited internet to come to 7 communities by Nov. 1: Northwestel
© Chantal Dubuc/CBC A Northwestel dish in Yellowknife. The company said it’s written to the CRTC confirming that it intends to launch the unlimited internet packages for its residential and business clients in seven communities by Nov. 1. The North’s largest telecommunications provider says unlimited internet is coming to seven […]
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Floods, Locusts, and Covid-19: Somali Students and Universities Struggle
“Until now, we cannot say that the quality of educational services provided to students has been affected by the financial crisis,” said Hussein. “However, finding solutions is very necessary today.” The sudden shift to online education has increased the burden on university administrations and professors. Universities were unprepared for this […]
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Halton advocating for plans that would improve rural internet and cell service
Halton and its local municipalities are joining together to support proposals that have been made by telecommunications providers to enhance rural internet and cellular coverage across the region. Three proposals that would benefit underserved areas throughout Halton were recently submitted for potential funding through the Improving Connectivity for Ontario (ICON) […]
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SMEX: How the global internet disruption affected Lebanon
By Abed Kataya 31 August 2020 This article was republished from SMEX. On Sunday afternoon, Lebanese internet users reported an internet disruption that made it almost impossible to access platforms like Twitter. Users were under the impression the disruption was due to a telecommunication outage because of the recent fuel […]
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Dozens of websites and apps were down
CenturyLink, an internet service provider that is supposed to keep websites up and running, was down itself for much of Sunday morning. © simpson33/iStockphoto/Getty Images That meant Cloudflare, Hulu, the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Feedly, Discord, and dozens of other services reported connectivity problems Sunday morning. When Cloudflare went down, […]
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Major outage leads to dozens of websites and apps down, including Hulu, PlayStation
CenturyLink, an internet service provider that is supposed to keep websites up and running, was down itself for much of Sunday morning. That meant Cloudflare, Hulu, the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Feedly, Discord, and dozens of other services reported connectivity problems Sunday morning. When Cloudflare went down, it took dozens of […]
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Dozens of websites and apps go down during major internet outage
CenturyLink, an internet service provider that is supposed to keep websites up and running, was down itself for much of Sunday morning. That meant Cloudflare, Hulu, the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Feedly, Discord, and dozens of other services reported connectivity problems Sunday morning. When Cloudflare went down, it took dozens of […]
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Brazilian capital named worst city for Internet infrastructure improvements
The trade body representing telecommunications providers operating in Brazil has released a ranking that reflects the difficulties companies face when rolling out Internet infrastructure in 100 cities countrywide. The country’s capital, Brasília, appears in 100th place in the yearly ranking published by the association of Brazilian telecom companies SindiTelebrasil, which […]
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UNICEF And ITU’s Giga Initiative Aims To Connect The World’s Schools To The Internet
Children work together, using their tablet, at the UNICEF supported Debate e-Learning Center in a village on the outskirts of Kassala, the capital of the state of Kassala in Eastern Sudan. © UNICEF/UNI322862/Noorani The COVID-19 pandemic has been the largest disruptor of education in history, exposing widening inequalities. When schools shut down around […]
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Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Market Revenue, CAGR, Volume, PESTEL Analysis and SWOT Study|AT&T, AT&T, China Telecom Corp
eTurboNews Syndication: Pune, Maharashtra, India, August 14 2020 (Wiredrelease) MarketResearch.Biz –: The recent report posted via MarketResearch.Biz on Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) market offers critical market insights in conjunction with targeted segmentation evaluation. The report examines key using elements which might be anticipated to drive the increase of the market. […]
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N.W.T. telecom businesses say recent CRTC funding solidifies Northwestel monopoly
Smaller players in the Northwest Territories’ telecom industry say the money given to Northwestel to help improve internet speeds only solidifies the company’s monopoly in the North. Earlier this week, the Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) committed $62.4 million out of a pot of $72.1 million to four […]
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Telecom minister launches high-speed wireless broadband service BSNL Airfibre in Bihar
© Provided by The Financial Express Besides this, the minister inaugurated a next-generation network telephone exchange at New Bihar Vidhan Mandal compound, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement. Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday launched a high-speed wireless broadband service, BSNL Bharat Airfibre, for rural areas of […]
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Globe’s 5G service now available to Prepaid and TM Subscribers
As more Filipinos embrace doing things digitally, from the way they learn to the way they make a living, the clamour for better internet connectivity is stronger than ever. The desire to serve this need is what propels Globe to bring internet connectivity, particularly the latest 5G technology, to more […]
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Chess Olympiad ends with joint winners after internet outage
India and Russia have both been awarded gold at the Chess Olympiad after a major internet outage left two Indian players unable to compete in the finals. © Getty India were forfeited after running out of time – but subsequently lodged a successful appeal. File pic The Chess Olympiad takes place […]
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Cisco and CCI Systems team up to expand customer use of network orchestration tool
Network Services Orchestrator from Cisco Systems Inc. is moving into the mid-market space. The software, which automates services across traditional and virtualized networks, provides end-to-end orchestration and bridges multiple equipment manufacturers. In partnership with CCI Systems Inc., a provider of telecommunication solutions and services, Cisco is expanding the market for […]
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bits sets to 132 Pusat Internet
© Provided by New Straits Times Ling presented the micro:bit quick start kit boxes to the students. SUBANG JAYA: Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd (Digi) has distributed micro:bit quick start kit boxes to 132 Digi-managed Pusat Internet across Malaysia to provide greater access to digital learning tools for students from underserved […]
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Like Utilities, Verizon Ponders Its Own Death And Reincarnation
By: Brett Feldman Sunrise and transmission line getty I often hear comparisons between the telecom and energy industries in terms of history of monopolies and market deregulation. This analogy remains applicable as both industries are disrupted by innovative technologies that give consumers more market power. The Verizon Case Study I recently read […]