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From left to right and foreground, Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez, Spain's King Felipe VI and Catalan regional president Pere Aragones visit the Mobile World Congress 2021 venue in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, June, 28, 2021. The Mobile World Congress takes places in Barcelona from June 28 to July 1. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Pandemic-era Mobile World Congress tech fair kicks off

Hernán Muñoz And Kelvin Chan Jun. 28, 2021 06:21 AM EDT

$750M in virus aid for NC broadband expansion OK'd by House

May. 26, 2021 06:27 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday that aims to spend $750 million in federal coronavirus relief funds...

FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 4, 2020, file photo, volunteer Wendy Dutler hands out computers during a drive-thru giveaway event in Dallas. Americans can begin applying for $50 off their internet bill on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, as part of an emergency government program to keep people connected during the pandemic. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
Emergency program to give people $50 off internet bill

By Tali Arbel May. 12, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

New Mexico leads US Southwest in broadband needs

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 12, 2021 04:13 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has the highest percentage of residents in the U.S. Southwest without adequate broadband internet service, a problem...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 file photo, Kelly Mack works on her laptop to teach remotely from her early 1940s vintage camper/trailer in her backyard at home in Evanston, Ill. Even though the federal government has spent tens of billions of dollars to close the digital divide, tens of millions of Americans still aren’t online. The Biden administration has now broached a big number, $100 billion, in an effort to get all Americans connected. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
EXPLAINER: What Biden's new $100B plan for broadband means

By Tali Arbel Apr. 03, 2021 10:14 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo, Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, left, D-Los Angeles, left, and Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, smile after their net neutrality bill was approved by the Senate, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The Trump administration sued to block California's 2018 law, preventing it from taking effect for years. The Biden administration dropped that suit. The telecom industry is still fighting the law, but a judge ruled in February that California could begin enforcing it. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
EXPLAINER: California's net neutrality law springs to life

By Tali Arbel Mar. 25, 2021 12:53 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2021, file photo, a child wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus runs in front of the logos of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Tokyo Olympic organizers and the IOC on Saturday, March 20, 2021 announced a ban on fans from abroad attending the the games, which open on July 23. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
Japan spends millions on technology for absent Olympic fans

By Yuri Kageyama Mar. 23, 2021 02:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2021 file photo, a Suder Montessori Magnet Elementary School teacher speaks to students during a virtual class outside of the school in solidarity with pre-K educators forced back into the building in Chicago.  When the coronavirus pandemic shut down schools, leaders had to figure out how to get kids online. In a patchwork approach borne of desperation, they scrounged wireless hot spots, struck deals with cable companies and even created networks of their own. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File)
'Big burden' for schools trying to give kids internet access

By Tali Arbel Mar. 14, 2021 12:21 PM EDT

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee delivers his State of the State Address in War Memorial Auditorium, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
$200M broadband push ahead, Tennessee mulls new coverage map

By Jonathan Mattise Feb. 24, 2021 02:06 PM EST

Japanese officials punished in scandal linked to PM's son

By Mari Yamaguchi Feb. 24, 2021 08:57 AM EST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s communications ministry punished 11 senior officials on Wednesday for accepting lavish dinners paid for by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s...

House OKs bill to direct $210M for Ohio broadband expansion

By Kantele Franko Feb. 18, 2021 03:57 PM EST
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Legislation to help expand high-speed internet access in underserved and rural areas of Ohio is getting bipartisan support and fast...

People walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Japanese telecommunications and technology conglomerate Softbank Group Corp. reported Monday a whopping 1.17 trillion yen ($11 billion) profit for the October-December quarter as its investments rose in value(AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Profit at Japan's SoftBank zooms on lucrative investments

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 08, 2021 03:37 AM EST

Security forces patrol in Kampala, Uganda Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.The United States ambassador to Uganda said Wednesday the embassy has canceled plans to observe the country's tense presidential election on Thursday, citing a decision by electoral authorities to deny accreditation to most members of the observation team.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Internet 'blackout' in Uganda on eve of tense election

By Rodney Muhumuza Jan. 13, 2021 03:33 AM EST

Lawyers: New Mexico trying to comply with education needs

Jan. 08, 2021 12:54 PM EST
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...

FCC awards $25M to expand internet in rural New Hampshire

Dec. 12, 2020 03:30 PM EST
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...

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2017, file photo, the seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington. The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee, Nathan Simington, on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Senate OKs Trump pick for FCC, adding hurdle to Biden plans

By Marcy Gordon Dec. 08, 2020 05:27 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Nov. 30, 2020 10:00 AM EST
Omaha World Herald. Nov. 29, 2020 Local quality of life puts Offutt in contention for Space Command Nebraskans can take...

Maryland lawmakers say it’s time to close the digital divide

By Brenda Wintrode And Sean Mcgoey Of Capital News Service Nov. 24, 2020 04:38 PM EST
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — After Kimberly Vasquez’s two younger sisters log into their virtual classrooms from their Baltimore home, there’s barely enough bandwidth...

People walk by a SoftBank shop in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Monday it restored its profitability in the last quarter as its investments improved in value. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
Japan's SoftBank back in the black as investments improve

By Yuri Kageyama Nov. 09, 2020 03:50 AM EST

The corporate logo of  Japanese telecoms giant Nippon Telegraph & Telephone, or NTT, is seen in front of the building which houses its headquarters, in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Shares of NTT fell Tuesday on news it is preparing for a takeover of its mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo. (Kyodo News via AP)
Reports: Phone giant NTT plans to take over, delist Docomo

By Elaine Kurtenbach Sep. 29, 2020 01:03 AM EDT

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