Fiber to the house seems to have been solved by several different companies, even in the scenarios brought up here. Google Fiber hasn't had problems getting to apartment buildings, in fact landlords ...

I just moved from a townhouse to a high-rise four blocks down the street. I called Earthlink (my DSL provider) to set up the move and (after several weeks of frustration), they told me that they ...

CenturyLink offers DSL and fiber internet plans with no contracts or data caps. Its Fiber Gigabit plan costs $75 per month, while the Simply Unlimited DSL plan is $55 per month. CenturyLink operates ...

The telecom industry in general is focused on fiber, but not everyone sees the same thing through the viewfinder. Some telcos are calling fiber-to-the-premise “fiber,” others are calling ...

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There's a lot to like about the service from Consolidated Communications, though your service will be somewhat of a coin toss. This internet provider's network reaches less than 2% of the population ...

National providers like Spectrum, T-Mobile, Starlink, and Hughesnet offer cable, 5G, and satellite solutions. Regional providers such as Frontier, AT&T, Rise Broadband, and Ziply Fiber are expanding ...

BellSouth reportedly plans to turn up 50Mbps broadband access service next year, based on VDSL2 technology. According to Investor’s Business Daily, BellSouth plans to offer the service to 10% of the ...

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There are a number of reasons why a given region might have slow Internet. However, it almost always comes down to ...