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Mimi (He/him)<p>My wife's on a street group chat and it turns out no one is really happy with any of the <a href="https://spore.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> services.</p>
skry<p>“As a reward for promising to be more racist, Verizon recently saw its $20 billion merger with Frontier approved by the Trump FCC. Comcast is rumored to be eyeing a merger with T-Mobile. <br>[🤢]<br>And cable giant Charter is pushing for a new $34.5 billion merger with Cox Communications. As usual, the two companies are promising that more industry mergers will somehow make the sector more competitive”. </p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/09/trump-2-0-is-proving-to-be-a-bonanza-for-more-harmful-consolidation-among-broadband-giants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/06/09/trump-</span><span class="invisible">2-0-is-proving-to-be-a-bonanza-for-more-harmful-consolidation-among-broadband-giants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopoly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tmobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tmobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>comcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
moongold<p>What a smashing surprise to have an efficient, well informed, patient &amp; pleasant conversation with a real person at one's broadband provider. Thank you Eddy. </p><p>I've been a customer of Zen for many years &amp; highly recommend them if you're in the UK.</p><p>Home &amp; Business Broadband Providers - Zen Internet.<br><a href="https://www.zen.co.uk/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">zen.co.uk/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>(It appears that Which? and PC Pro customers agree.)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ZenInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZenInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BuyUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyUK</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/isp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>isp</span></a></p>
Political Bill SC<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Racism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GreenwoodSC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenwoodSC</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5291913-trump-biden-high-speed-internet-program-racist-unconstitutional/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/policy/technology/</span><span class="invisible">5291913-trump-biden-high-speed-internet-program-racist-unconstitutional/</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>Fuck Ted's bill!</p><p>Ted Cruz bill: States that regulate AI will be cut out of $42B broadband fund </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/ted-cruz-bill-states-that-regulate-ai-will-be-cut-out-of-42b-broadband-fund/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/ted-cruz-bill-states-that-regulate-ai-will-be-cut-out-of-42b-broadband-fund/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/TedCruz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TedCruz</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Regulation</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
PUPUWEB Blog<p>Starlink secures a key license from India’s telecom ministry, moving closer to launching satellite internet nationwide. Next step: apply for spectrum to begin service rollout. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SatelliteInternet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SatelliteInternet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DigitalIndia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalIndia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Connectivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connectivity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Telecom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TechNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechNews</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/TedCruz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TedCruz</span></a> bill: States that regulate <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> will be cut out of $42B <a href="https://mas.to/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> fund </p><p>Sen. Ted Cruz (R- <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> ) wants to enforce a 10-year moratorium on AI regulation by making states ineligible for broadband funding if they try to impose any limits on development of artificial intelligence.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/ted-cruz-bill-states-that-regulate-ai-will-be-cut-out-of-42b-broadband-fund/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/06/ted-cruz-bill-states-that-regulate-ai-will-be-cut-out-of-42b-broadband-fund/</span></a></p>
CheekyMcB<p>“Scottish village says goodbye to Freeview, as signal is turned off”</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/UKtelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKtelevision</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/UKbroadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKbroadband</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Freeview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freeview</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/scottish-village-says-good-bye-to-freeview-as-signal-is-turned-off/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">rxtvinfo.com/2025/scottish-vil</span><span class="invisible">lage-says-good-bye-to-freeview-as-signal-is-turned-off/</span></a></p>
SoyaCincau<p>Upgrade your Unifi broadband plan, get iPad at RM0! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/appleipad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appleipad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/deals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>featured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipada16" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipada16</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipadair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipadair</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipadairm3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipadairm3</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ipadpro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ipadpro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sponsored" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sponsored</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tablets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tablets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tmunifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tmunifi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://soyacincau.com/2025/06/06/upgrade-your-unifi-broadband-plan-get-ipad-at-rm0/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soyacincau.com/2025/06/06/upgr</span><span class="invisible">ade-your-unifi-broadband-plan-get-ipad-at-rm0/</span></a></p>
Glyn Moody<p>Need for speed? CityFibre punts 5.5 Gbps symmetrical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> at ISPs - <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/cityfibre_55_gbps/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theregister.com/2025/06/04/cit</span><span class="invisible">yfibre_55_gbps/</span></a> "Altnet claims upgrade puts it ahead of Openreach on performance and cost, with more to come in 2026"</p>
Lowyat.NET<p>U Mobile’s U Home 5G Broadband Plan Now Includes Free “Game-Grade” 5G Router <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/router" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>router</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uhome5g" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uhome5g</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/umobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>umobile</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.lowyat.net/2025/354615/u-mobile-u-home-5g-gaming-router/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">lowyat.net/2025/354615/u-mobil</span><span class="invisible">e-u-home-5g-gaming-router/</span></a></p>
SoyaCincau<p>U Mobile now offers free “Game-Grade” 5G routers on U Home 5G, “unlimited” 5G broadband for RM68/month <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/5gbroadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5gbroadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/5grouter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5grouter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/5gwirelessbroadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>5gwirelessbroadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/featured" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>featured</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/huawei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>huawei</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/telco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>telco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uhome5g" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uhome5g</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/umobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>umobile</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/umobile5g" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>umobile5g</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/zte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zte</span></a></p><p><a href="https://soyacincau.com/2025/06/03/u-mobile-5g-broadband-u-home-5g-game-grade-router/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soyacincau.com/2025/06/03/u-mo</span><span class="invisible">bile-5g-broadband-u-home-5g-game-grade-router/</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/152667/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/152667/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> How digital infrastructure is shifting the dial on regional balance – The Irish News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/fibrus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fibrus</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GrantThornton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GrantThornton</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Grateful :mindlyheart:<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/3goodthings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>3goodthings</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/3goodthings" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>3goodthings</span></a></span></p><p>🌸 New broadband kit arrived and was easy to set up. <br>🌸 The internet in general, especially for the easy access we have to information that was not the case for all of human history until very recently. <br>🌸 Communication is pretty good too. </p><p>😊 💻 🌐 👍 🎉 🙏 📶</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/communication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>communication</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/connectivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connectivity</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/thankful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thankful</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/gratitude" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gratitude</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/140423/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/140423/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Switch from BT, Sky or EE broadband and unlock FREE internet bills <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Affiliate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Affiliate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
We Must Strike<p>While the <a href="https://c.im/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> is falling over itself to prop up <a href="https://c.im/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>'s businesses and to hand out trillions in tax cuts for the greedy oligarchs like <a href="https://c.im/tags/PeterThiel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeterThiel</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/JeffBezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JeffBezos</span></a>, they also gleefully CUT programs that benefit THEIR OWN VOTERS IN <a href="https://c.im/tags/REDSTATES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>REDSTATES</span></a>. GOP's own voters are being <a href="https://c.im/tags/cheated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cheated</span></a> .</p><p>The U.S. Digital Divide Got Measurably Worse After Republicans Killed A Popular <a href="https://c.im/tags/lowincome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lowincome</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> Program | Techdirt <a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/27/the-u-s-digital-divide-got-measurably-worse-after-republicans-killed-a-popular-low-income-broadband-program/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/05/27/the-u-</span><span class="invisible">s-digital-divide-got-measurably-worse-after-republicans-killed-a-popular-low-income-broadband-program/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Rob Pegoraro<p><strong>Weekly output: broadband satisfaction, Google I/O announcements (x2), Mark Vena podcast, Android XR, Google&nbsp;Beam</strong></p><p>I got back from one part of the West Coast Thursday night and I’m heading to another part Tuesday morning. But while my travel plans have included <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/google-io/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google I/O</a> since 2010, Web Summit moving its <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/collision/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Collision conference</a> to Vancouver and <a href="https://robpegoraro.com/2024/06/21/bye-for-now-toronto/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rebranding it as Web Summit Vancouver</a> has put that city in my schedule for the first time since an epic ski trip to Whistler in 2004.</p><p>5/20/2025: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/in-the-isp-race-fiber-is-still-tough-to-beat-but-dont-discount-these-upstarts" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In the ISP Race, Fiber Is Still Tough to Beat, But Don’t Discount These Upstarts</a>, PCMag</p><p>My first post of the week, written Monday off an embargoed copy of the <a href="https://theacsi.org/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">American Customer Satisfaction Index</a>‘s latest survey results and filed from my flight to SFO that evening, unpacked more bad news for cable broadband.</p><p>5/21/2025: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-ai-mode-is-coming-for-us-all-io-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google’s ‘AI Mode’ Is Coming for Us All</a>, PCMag</p><p>I wrote part of this, based on Google’s embargoed announcements, on Monday’s flight, part from my Airbnb after jet lag had me awake before 6 a.m., and part from my seat at Shoreline Amphitheatre before the start of Google’s keynote.</p><p>5/21/2025: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-launches-new-ai-video-generator-flow-io-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google’s New Flow Moviemaking Tool Can Turn You Into AI Scorsese for $250/Month</a>, PCMag</p><p>I finished writing this after the keynote had begun, so the copy I filed had quotes from Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s keynote remarks.</p><p>5/21/2025: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pSPGS7iD5c&amp;t=74s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ep 110 SmartTechCheck Podcast — Apple’s upcoming WWDC 25, Google I/O and “Apple in China”</a>, Mark Vena</p><p>I made a rare outdoors appearance on my industry-analyst friend’s podcast, logging on from a picnic table in between I/O exhibits in Shoreline’s parking lot.</p><p><a href="https://robpegoraro.com/?attachment_id=26010" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"></a>5/22/2025: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/i-tried-android-xr-smart-glasses-and-one-thing-stood-out-io-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google Glass Reborn? I Tried Android XR Smart Glasses, and One Thing Stood Out</a>, PCMag</p><p>Waiting out a lengthy queue to try Google’s new connected eyewear proved to be an excellent use of my time Tuesday afternoon.</p><p>5/23/2025: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/googles-futuristic-beam-tech-almost-made-me-forget-i-was-on-a-video-call" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Google’s Futuristic Beam Tech Almost Made Me Forget I Was on a Video Call</a>, PCMag</p><p>I missed some press-specific previews of this holodeck-esque video-conferencing system Tuesday but was able to squeeze in a demo Wednesday afternoon.</p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/acsi/" target="_blank">#ACSI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/android/" target="_blank">#android</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/android-xr/" target="_blank">#AndroidXR</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/broadband/" target="_blank">#broadband</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/google-ai/" target="_blank">#GoogleAI</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/google-beam/" target="_blank">#GoogleBeam</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/google-io/" target="_blank">#GoogleIO</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/i-o/" target="_blank">#IO</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/mark-vena/" target="_blank">#MarkVena</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/mountain-view/" target="_blank">#MountainView</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/web-summit-vancouver/" target="_blank">#WebSummitVancouver</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://robpegoraro.com/tag/yvr/" target="_blank">#YVR</a></p>
bananamangodog<p>For people with <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nbn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nbn</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/fttp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fttp</span></a> in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> does anyone have a hung (not burried) cable into their residence and if so do you have any issues with stability/speed?<br>They're rolling it out in my area soon but I'm wondering if there is a viable difference between buried and overhead cabling.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/networkingequipment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>networkingequipment</span></a></p>
Charlie McHenry<p>States Forced To Kill Millions In Rural Broadband Investment After Trump Illegally Kills The Digital Equity Act… Simply For Having The Word ‘Equity’ In It… <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Broadband</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/InternetAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetAccess</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansDidThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansDidThis</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/RepublicansOwnThis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RepublicansOwnThis</span></a> <a href="https://connectop.us/tags/DigitalEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalEquity</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/22/states-forced-to-kill-millions-in-rural-broadband-investment-after-trump-illegally-kills-the-digital-equity-act-simply-for-having-the-word-equity-in-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">techdirt.com/2025/05/22/states</span><span class="invisible">-forced-to-kill-millions-in-rural-broadband-investment-after-trump-illegally-kills-the-digital-equity-act-simply-for-having-the-word-equity-in-it/</span></a></p>
LibreQoS<p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WISPAPALOOZA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WISPAPALOOZA</span></a> 2025 by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bird.makeup/users/wispanews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wispanews</span></a></span> registration<br>opens soon: <a href="https://www.wispaevents.org/wpalooza25/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">wispaevents.org/wpalooza25/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>We will be at the booth no. 630, see you there!</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LibreQoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibreQoS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/latency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>latency</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/bufferbloat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bufferbloat</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QoE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QoE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ISP</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WISP</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FISP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FISP</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QoS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QoS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QualityOfService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QualityOfService</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/WISPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WISPA</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FQ_CoDel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FQ_CoDel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/sch_CAKE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sch_CAKE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/broadband" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>broadband</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/RFC8290" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFC8290</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/InternetServiceProvider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetServiceProvider</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FLOSS</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/QualityOfService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QualityOfService</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FQCoDel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FQCoDel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/schCAKE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schCAKE</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DaveTaht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaveTaht</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/BandwidthIsALIE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BandwidthIsALIE</span></a></p>