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Hong Kong internet firm blocked website over security law
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong internet service provider on Thursday said it had blocked access to a pro-democracy website to comply with the city’s national security law. In a statement emailed on Thursday, Hong Kong Broadband Network said that it had disabled access to HKChronicles, a website which...
Internet 'blackout' in Uganda on eve of tense election
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities appeared to cut off internet access in the country Wednesday night on the eve of a tense presidential election, while a lawyer for leading opposition candidate Bobi Wine said all contact had been lost with him. “Confirmed: Uganda is now in the midst of a...
Lawyers: New Mexico trying to comply with education needs
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Public Education Department is working with school districts and internet providers to expand broadband access in rural areas struggling with remote learning, according to lawyers for the state. In a response filed in court this week, the lawyers also said school...
FCC awards $25M to expand internet in rural New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Internet providers in New Hampshire will receive more than $25 million in federal funding over 10 years to expand broadband access across in rural parts of the state, the Federal Communications Commission announced this week. The funding comes from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund,...
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to leave telecom agency on January 20
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, a Republican, says he is leaving the telecommunications regulator on Inauguration Day. President-elect Joe Biden will choose a new Democratic head for the agency. A new administration typically picks a new chairman. Pai has presided over a contentious FCC over...
Maryland lawmakers say it’s time to close the digital divide
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — After Kimberly Vasquez’s two younger sisters log into their virtual classrooms from their Baltimore home, there’s barely enough bandwidth left for the high school senior to get into her class. “It’s a constant conflict and battle, trying to get connected,...
Hawaii releases plan to strengthen broadband infrastructure
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii has released a plan on how it will try to strengthen broadband infrastructure across the state. The 45-page Hawaii Broadband Strategic Plan 2020 aims to make broadband services available to as much of the state as possible. The state Department of Business, Economic Development and...
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