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The Week in Internet News: U.S. Lawmakers Skewer Big Tech Firms
Technology
3 August 2020
The Week in Internet News: U.S. Lawmakers Skewer Big Tech Firms
Attacking the big guys: During an antitrust hearing, U.S. lawmakers – both Democrats and Republicans – heaped criticism on...
Internet Society Announces New Members to Board of Trustees
Press Releases
3 August 2020
Internet Society Announces New Members to Board of Trustees
Washington, DC – 3 August, 2020 – The Internet Society, a global nonprofit organization that promotes the development and...
Tribal Priority Window Extended to September 2 – But It’s Still Not Enough Time to Connect Indigenous Communities to a Critical Lifeline
Community Networks
31 July 2020
Tribal Priority Window Extended to September 2 – But It’s Still Not Enough Time to Connect Indigenous Communities to a Critical Lifeline
While Indigenous communities across the US battle some of the most brutal COVID-19 mortality rates in the country, they’ve...
Member News: Teaching Computer Science in Rural Nigeria
About Internet Society
31 July 2020
Member News: Teaching Computer Science in Rural Nigeria
Computing for the people: The San Francisco Chapter has an article by a software developer using open source software...
Internet Society announces new co-chairs to Organization Member Advisory Council
In the News
31 July 2020
Internet Society announces new co-chairs to Organization Member Advisory Council
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The Impact of Internet Access in Indigenous Communities in Canada and the United States
This report provides an overview of findings to date on the impacts of the Internet in Indigenous communities in...
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Statement to U.S. Congress Hearing on “Addressing the Urgent Needs of Our Tribal Communities”
When we can bring broadband to the most remote and hard-to-connect communities, we pave the way for other rural...
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Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem
Author: Michael Kende Executive Summary In 2010, the Internet Society’s team in Africa set an ambitious goal that 80%...
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Explainer: What Is Eighty For Africa?
Like buying your food locally, and reducing how much you fly, getting your digital content locally also reduces the...
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Explainer: What is an Internet Exchange Point (IXP)?
An IXP is essential technical infrastructure where networks come together to connect and exchange Internet traffic. Some of the...
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Explainer: What is Internet Peering?
In many parts of the world, connecting to the Internet is slow and expensive. Peering – exchanging traffic between...