In this country, internet access comes from companies. And in many states, those companies have lobbied for laws that prevent cities from building their own infrastructure to provide internet access.

Should broadband Internet service be treated as a basic utility in the United States, like electricity, water, and traditional telephone service? That’s the question at the heart of an important and ...

If you have a thermostat made by Honeywell, utility companies are about to have a lot more access to the temperature in your home -- but only if you want them to. A software update Honeywell is ...

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Additional utility entrance makes way for new telecommunications providers and fiber optic networks to join CoreSite's growing connectivity ecosystem TOWARDEX completes first open access utility ...

Thousands of households in East Tennessee will have access to the internet for the first time when the Knoxville Utilities Board establishes its public broadband internet program. But will those ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — In the effort to eliminate barriers to expanded broadband access in New York the legislature passed a new bill today, SB7028, that should help providers get fairer rates when accessing ...

About a fifth of households in Louisiana have no access to broadband Internet services, according to a recent report from Measure of America. The group is a non-partisan nonprofit that works to ...