LA County will offer discounted home internet to lower-income residents in some neighborhoods

With the federal government poised to cut subsidies for internet service, LA County has begun building a wireless broadband network that will deliver high-speed connections for as little as $25 per month. The county announced this week that it had signed a contract with Lehi, Utah-based WeLink to build the network and offer the service … Read more

Nearly 3 million Californians are at risk of losing their home internet connection when the subsidy ends

Four years ago, Claudia Aleman and her family had only one way to go online: via their mobile phone. Without internet access on a computer, her youngest daughter couldn’t get her homework assignments in on time, her parents couldn’t keep up with online doctor visits, and the English classes she wanted to register for were … Read more