Yahoo Finance

Reliable, High-Speed Internet from Xfinity Coming to Ceredo and Kenova, WV

More Than 2,400 Homes and Businesses Will Be Connected to America’s Most Reliable Converged WiFi Network for the First Time KENOVA, W.V., February 12, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast is connecting more ...
The New York Times

You Are Not Defined by Your Phone Number. It’s OK to Change It.

We all need change. The trick is to calibrate the appropriate amount of it. By Ronnie Scott Changing my number had always been a street-level fantasy, the kind of thing I’d dream in my idle hours of ...
Lawndale News

Comcast Joins HUD to Expand Internet Essentials Program

Comcast and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) ConnectHome initiative took an historic step to close the digital divide in America. As of this month, public housing and ...
Mashable

Apple surpasses Samsung to become the world's number one smartphone maker

Apple's success can be attributed to its "stronger product mix," including the new iPhone 16e phone (pictured). Credit: Stan Schroeder / Mashable For years, Apple and Samsung have been neck and neck ...
New York Post

California collected millions for 94,000 dead people’s phone and internet services, bombshell FCC report finds

California obtained millions in federal funds to cover phone and internet service for 94,000 dead people, a new report from the Federal Communications Commission has revealed. The state took in $3.8 ...
Los Angeles Times

Nearly a third of Latino adults rely on their smartphone for internet access, a new Pew study finds

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Nearly a third of Latino adults without home broadband rely on their smartphone for internet access. A new ...
The Hill

Internet access, phone lines cut in Tehran as protests escalate

Iranian leaders have apparently shut down internet and phone networks in Tehran as protests erupt in the capital. Cloudflare, an internet firm, and the advocacy group NetBlocks said sweeping internet ...
TechCrunch

Internet collapses in Iran amid protests over economic crisis

Internet connectivity collapsed across Iran on Thursday amid nationwide protests, according to web monitoring firms. “I think we’re at a near-total disconnection from the outside world now,” Amir ...
Pew Research Center

What we know about internet use, smartphone ownership and digital divides in the U.S.

For 25 years, Pew Research Center has tracked some of the biggest technological shifts in history. Note: We conducted polls via phone from 2000 to 2021; via web and mail in 2023; and via web, mail and ...
KTLA

Mike Jones still has that viral phone number

It’s been over 20 years since rapper Mike Jones famously included his phone number in the lyrics of his song “Back Then.” Ask any millennial or hip-hop fan what Jones’ phone number is, and they will ...
Citizen's Voice

Internet, phone outages impact customers and businesses in NEPA

Many Verizon and Xfinity wireless and internet customers experienced an extended outage Friday night. The problems began shortly before 4 p.m. and lasted until about 8:30 p.m. The outage stretched ...