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Rural America Deserves Dependable Broadband, Not More Billionaire Handouts

Rural America Deserves Dependable Broadband, Not More Billionaire Handouts

| Oct 29, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedNearly a century ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt led a campaign of bold investment to electrify rural America. Until recently, we were on track to do the same for broadband internet in this century. Before President Trump’s second term, our country was on the...
Don’t Let Congress Widen the Digital Divide

Don’t Let Congress Widen the Digital Divide

| May 1, 2024 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedNearly a third of Americans who don’t have broadband say the reason is because it costs too much — and unfortunately, Congress is prepared to let that figure rise dramatically. Lawmakers have yet to renew funding for the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity...
Let’s Get Broadband Done the Right Way

Let’s Get Broadband Done the Right Way

| Mar 1, 2023 | Economy / Business|HP SubfeaturedI’m a proud Air Force veteran. But in the service, I had little to no say over the decisions made for myself or my team. I knew that when I left the military, my next job would be a union job. Now I’ve worked as a union broadband technician for seven years. I get a...
Corporate Interests Are Warping the Internet

Corporate Interests Are Warping the Internet

| Dec 13, 2017 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyMy identity was stolen this year. The perpetrator didn’t open credit cards in my name or gain access to my finances. Instead, they used my name to submit a comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of repealing net neutrality rules. Those...
Is This the End of Free and Open Internet Access?

Is This the End of Free and Open Internet Access?

| | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyFree and open access to the internet is a virtuous democratic principle known as “net neutrality.” It means that it doesn’t matter if you’re a brand-name corporation or an unknown start-up, a billionaire or a poverty-wage laborer — you’re entitled to...
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