One key step is to chart internet quality. The ISPs won’t tell us the truth – the Maine Broadband Coalition needs to hear from you.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Internet makes it easy to get vaccinated, rent cars, activate phones, right? Wrong.
More and more, our lives are conducted online. More of our interactions are with algorithms and AI robots. Yet we aren’t getting more done.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Internet outages hit East Coast, causing problems for Verizon, Zoom, Slack, Gmail
Users reported trouble accessing apps that have become necessities to keep work-from-home life running smoothly during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: America’s moral values out of whack
Puritanical sexual attitudes should not outweigh a commitment to economic justice.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
FCC chief who ended net neutrality says he’ll quit Jan. 20
Ajit Pai’s departure is set to unleash a wave of uncertainty as the new administration takes shape.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine launches statewide internet speed test initiative
In addition to finding out their own upload and download speeds, participants will help the Maine Broadband Coalition identify slow spots where upgrades are needed.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Videophone shows me that I’m an analog man in a digital world
For a week I was as knowledgeable as the grandchildren. But now, when I call, my friends can’t see me.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Why remote learning is hard – and how to make it easier
Research shows that children do better with distance learning when an adult facilitator is nearby.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine should have online voter registration
The state is a leader when it comes to inclusive voting laws, with one important exception.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Spectrum owes over $142,000 to southern Maine towns, audit alleges
The cable internet and TV provider underpaid fees to 9 Cumberland County towns in 2017 and 2018, according to an audit commissioned by the municipalities.