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The national broadband rollout has a blind spot: Lack of accurate, transparent data about internet access speeds

by Sascha Meinrath, Penn State Imagine purchasing “up to” a gallon of milk for US$4.50, or paying for “up to” a full tank of gas....

High-speed internet is as essential as water and electricity

Closing the digital divide requires deploying a lot of fiber-optic cables in rural and low-income areas. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren by Hernán Galperin, USC Annenberg School...

5 Things to know about robocalls

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission has been asked to look into the issue of robocalls, the automated phone messages favored by political...

Regulators approve tougher rules for Internet providers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Internet activists declared victory over the nation's big cable companies Thursday, after the Federal Communications Commission voted to impose the toughest...

Internet neutrality or equality?

Here’s a summary of the issues surrounding the future of the Internet and how that impacts Black Americans WASHINGTON – The future of the Internet...

Blacks urged to ramp up involvement in Internet issues

NASSAU, Bahamas (NNPA) – Blacks need to become more involved in what might appear to be arcane debates over “net neutrality – having an...

Number of Black-owned TV stations plummets to zero

(NNPA)--We just experienced a shameful milestone in the history of U.S. media – and barely anyone noticed. There are now zero Black-owned and operated full-power...

Tech gurus help boost speedy Internet in schools

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Needed to keep a school building running these days: Water, electricity — and broadband. Interactive digital learning on laptops and tablets...

Veteran N.C. Congressman Watt gets Federal Housing Finance Agency nod

President Barack Obama announces his nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., Wednesday, May 1, in the State Dining of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) WASHINGTON (AP) —President Barack Obama on Wednesday tapped a veteran Democratic congressman to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency and a top fundraiser and former lobbyist to head up the Federal Communications Commission.

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