
Heavy pressure will have to be put on the Biden administration to regulate broadband providers
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Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics
Heavy pressure will have to be put on the Biden administration to regulate broadband providers
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial, NEWS+OPINIONS
At DigBoston, my colleagues and I put a lot of effort into working with local community media stations around Greater Boston. Because they are the heart and soul of grassroots ... read more
Written by STEPHEN PROVIZER Filed Under: FEATURES, MUSIC, Non-fiction
I’m here to remind that the radio dial in Boston still offers a cornucopia of sounds known and unknown, music that is often deftly curated by musically obsessed volunteer disc jockeys at college stations. With the possible exception of the Bay Area, we have the best and most unique radio dial in the country.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm
In the past two weeks alone, the Dig has been excited to see several stories that we first dug into, in some cases with help from the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, that have since been picked up by the larger mainstream media.
Written by SAUL TANNENBAUM Filed Under: COLUMNS, Editorial
If we want a free and open internet, we should build one
Written by SAUL TANNENBAUM Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS
On July 12, the Internet-Wide Day of Action to Save Net Neutrality ... read more
Written by SAUL TANNENBAUM Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Boston has chosen a different approach—one of partnering with Verizon, which seeks to use Boston to demonstrate to Wall Street that it is a company looking to the future of digital entertainment and smart cities.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS
Now that broadband internet is a public utility, both cable companies and telephone companies need to pay for public access television — not try to defund it
Written by KATHERINE TAMOLA Filed Under: News
LOCAL NET NEUTRALITY ADVOCATES TELL CABLE PROVIDERS TO STAY OUT OF THEIR PACKETS