Comcast, Charter dominate US; telcos “abandoned rural America,” report says

FCC chairman cited false broadband data in spite of warnings
Officials had worried about the data for years
September 6, 2020
https://www.engadget.com/fcc-used-false-broadband-data-for-progress-claims-211253171.html

 

FCC awards $25M to expand internet in rural New Hampshire
December 12, 2020
https://apnews.com/article/technolo...ernet-access-36385e7d9c8b2b73f6221b5199da933d

 

As a Cox subscriber I'm far less concerned about their plan to reduce upload speeds than I am about their frequent internet drop-outs in my area!

 

"Charter must pay $19 million for tricking customers into switching ISPs

Charter mailed false ads to convince users Windstream was going out of business.

A judge has ordered Charter Communications to pay $19.2 million to Windstream for lying to customers in order to trick them into switching from Windstream to Charter's Spectrum Internet service..."

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy...n-for-tricking-customers-into-switching-isps/