Online education needs three primary pieces of technology to work: the device at home, its connection to the internet and the computer program that delivers lessons and homework assignments from student to teacher and vice versa. Arkansas school districts report deficits in all three areas, despite spending more than $150 […]
Read Time : 7 Minutes
Is It Time For The Internet To Be A School-Managed Public Utility?
If only getty School has opened across the country, but in many districts that means class via internet—if those students are among those fortunate enough to have access to fast, large-capacity internet connections. How many aren’t connected? The answer is that nobody’s exactly sure. One study says that 33 million […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
Why Internet speed is slower and slower
To provide low-cost internet, ISPs deliver the internet in a shared package. While each consumer can expect a certain amount of bandwidth to be available to them, the sudden surge in usage means these expected allocations are not enough. With a fixed monthly fee for unlimited internet, demand for consumption […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
Delhi govt to challenge HC order on providing free gadgets and internet; will seek clarity on funding from Centre – education top
Less than a week after the Delhi high court directed private unaided schools in the national capital to provide gadgets and internet connections to poor students for online classes and claim reimbursement from the Delhi government in accordance with the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, the government is likely […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
delhi school news: Delhi HC directs unaided private, govt schools to provide gadgets, internet to EWS students
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday directed unaided private schools and government schools like Kendriya Vidyalayas and others to provide gadgets and internet package to students of the economically weaker section (EWS) to take online classes. A division bench of Justice Manmohan and Justice Sanjeev Narula, while passing […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Senate bill seeks standard for Philippine internet speed
PHL internet speed Several senators have filed a bill seeking to set a minimum standard for internet speed in various parts of the Philippines to ensure better connectivity in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senate Bill 1831 or the proposed “Better Internet Act,” authored by Senate President Pro Tempore […]
Read Time : 6 Minutes
Provide gadgets, Internet to poor students for online classes: Delhi HC to schools – education
The Delhi High Court on Friday directed private unaided schools and Kendriya Vidyalayas in the city to provide poor students with gadgets and Internet connections for online classes during Covid-19. Justice Manmohan said that to address the intra-class discrimination between 25% of students from the economically weaker section/disadvantaged groups (EWS/DG) […]
Read Time : 5 Minutes
Affordable Internet will become a universal human right
The post-pandemic future: Affordable Internet will become a universal human right Alejandra Ruiz Vargas is the national leadership representative for ACORN Canada In the early years of the Internet, it was primarily a luxury: a fun and convenient way to access games, watch videos, shop from your sofa. But in […]
Read Time : 5 Minutes
Teksavvy and other small ISPs to raise internet rates in response to cabinet decision last week
Several independent internet service providers are raising their prices, blaming a recent federal cabinet decision that suggested the country’s telecom regulator erred when it ordered lower wholesale broadband rates last year. Customers of Teksavvy Solutions Inc., Distributel Communications Ltd. and Start.ca can expect to see their monthly internet bills rise […]
Read Time : 5 Minutes
Quantum internet breakthrough could help make hacking a thing of the past
The advent of mass working from home has made many people more aware of the security risks of sending sensitive information via the internet. The best we can do at the moment is make it difficult to intercept and hack your messages — but we can’t make it impossible. © […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
Hamilton, Robbinsville mayors demand BPU investigation of Optimum internet service provider | News
HAMILTON — Enough is enough. Numerous customers of Optimum telecom service in Robbinsville and Hamilton are complaining of poor service, prompting the mayors of both townships to demand an investigation. “Both municipalities’ residents have experienced similar, unacceptable issues and a lack of timely remediation from Optimum,” Hamilton Mayor Jeff Martin […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
CenturyLink outage causes global Internet shutdown
The CenturyLink outage caused a major, global Internet breakdown this past weekend. Following a widespread assumption that a massive cyberattack took down the Internet on Sunday, an American multinational telecom company CenturyLink acknowledged its role in the global Internet shutdown. Global Internet shutdown causes panic The CenturyLink outage briefly took […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
Spectrum introduces high-speed Internet service that schools can offer students for at-home learning
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 […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
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. […]
Read Time : 7 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
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) […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 5 Minutes
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 […]
Read Time : 7 Minutes
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. […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
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 […]