(TNS) — Residents of several North Slope and Northwest Alaska communities have been experiencing Internet and cell service interruptions this week caused by a cut to the subsea fiber-optic network.

Some say fiber-optic internet is the gold standard. But new Trump administration rules paved the way for more Starlinks.

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Vandals who slashed fiber-optic cables are being blamed for phone and internet service outages across Southern California's high desert Sunday, according to officials. Officials for Spectrum, an ...

The internet is often called a "network of networks," including those linking devices across homes, businesses, public spaces ...

As is the case with too many Houston residents — maybe even you — I didn’t have many choices when it came to modern, high-speed internet. In 2018 we moved into a condo community and to get connected, ...

Maine’s governor has pledged that everyone in the state who wants high-speed internet will be able to get it by the end of 2024. In just one small, Down East town, that means installing 60 miles of ...

Spectrum internet and cable TV service was interrupted for several hours Sunday in Pasco after some fiber optic lines were ...

An unsuspecting shellfish with an adorable-looking shell may contain the secrets of fast internet speed. This quirk of evolution marks the first time fiber-optic cable bundles have been spotted in a ...

LOVES PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metronet today announced plans to bring multi-gigabit internet service to homes and businesses in Loves Park. The company’s private, $9M investment will fund the ...

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have shown how using fiber optic cables, a pervasive, if unseen, fixture in today’s society, could help better predict when an earthquake might ...