An employee says technicians are still being sent into customers’ homes to service internet and cable TV, without sufficient protection.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Broadband is a lifesaver in COVID crisis
Maine’s spotty internet service eliminates safe education options and puts public health at risk.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Congress enters the fight on COVID-19
But the largest aid package in history will probably not be enough to offset the economic damage caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Families getting a crash course in distance learning
With brick and mortar schools closed because of the coronavirus, our kids need boundaries, routine and the right space in order to study online.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Internet service providers sue Maine over privacy law
The law, which passed last year and is set to take effect in July, requires companies to get opt-in consent from customers before their data can be shared.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Internet outages, dropped charges and child trauma
A Biddeford bus driver is owed an apology, and other comments on recent news.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Online shopping is growing, but it isn’t creating jobs
Internet sales are still rising briskly. Employment in the sector is not. Could our robot overlords be to blame?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Why Americans are staying put
Policymakers will have to come to terms with a much more rooted population than we have had in the past.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Internet privacy law is a good first step, but much more needs to be done
Protecting Mainers online calls for regulating websites, social media platforms and data brokers, not just internet service providers.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Give ‘we, the people’ control of our state’s vital infrastructure
Electricity, water, banks and the internet should be in the hands of the public, not corporate interests.