Tag: internet
Bernie Sanders announces $150 billion plan to expand broadband access
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is promising to invest $150 billion to bring high-speed internet to “every household in America” while breaking...
Grant to expand high-speed internet access in rural Alabama
About $29 million in federal funding announced Thursday will help expand high-speed internet access in remote parts of rural Alabama, officials said.
The...
Seven communities awarded Broadband Accessibility Fund Grants by Kay Ivey
Governor Kay Ivey announced in a statement on Tuesday that seven communities were awarded the first Broadband Accessibility Fund Grants totaling $1.1 million. She...
Rauf Bolden: The web, the city and business in Orange Beach
Imagine sitting in an office overlooking the Gulf-of-Mexico taking reservations from your website, booking vacation rentals for condos, houses and charters, answering the phone,...
Rauf Bolden: Fiber-optic internet to the home in Orange Beach
High-Speed or Gigabit Internet defines your quality of life, more than your car, your house, your clothes or your jewelry, allowing you to connect...
AT&T expands high-speed rural broadband in Alabama
AT&T has expanded Fixed Wireless Internet for rural parts of 39 counties across Alabama that don’t have access to broadband the company announced Tuesday.
"In today's digital economy,...
The end of net neutrality is officially here
Changes are coming for the way the U.S. government regulates the internet.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) narrowly voted to dismantle the controversial 2015 Obama-era net...
Terri Sewell, Dems push for $40 billion investment in rural broadband
Alabama's own 7th District U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell joined her Democratic colleagues on Capitol Hill Thursday to unveil the party’s $40 billion plan to...
Blake Dowling: Embarrassing moments of 2017
For those in the spotlight, the internet is not so fun. Not a moment can go by when the world isn’t critiquing politicians, athletes,...
Blake Dowling: The almighty email
Ray Tomlinson invented email in 1972. Tomlinson was an ARPANET contractor and picked the @ symbol to reference digital communications between computers.
Since then, things...
