#Amazon still has to get its first-generation #Leo #satellite #broadband network into full operation, but it's already won the OK from regulators to move on to the second-generation satellites (and end up putting 7,700 satellites in low Earth orbit). https://www.geekwire.com/2026/fcc-amazon-leo-gen2-broadband-coverage-polar/ #FCC #Space
Jeff Bezos' #BlueOrigin space venture says its proposed 5,408-satellite #TeraWave constellation would offer data speeds of up to 6 terabits per second. But what would this mean for #Amazon - which was also founded by Bezos and is currently ramping up its own #satellite #broadband internet constellation? https://www.geekwire.com/2026/blue-origin-terawave-satellite-network/#Space #Leo #Tech
I have noted from time to time that my broadband service is provided by a community broadband initiative called Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN); Full disclosure: early on I was on the management committee.
If you're interested in how B4RN delivered world class broadband to a rural community over a decade ago, there is now a massive on-line book of history & implementation tips for you to have a look at.
Headline: we did it ourselves!
Agaric Tech Collective
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"If the Supreme Court doesn’t reverse a lower court’s ruling, internet service providers (ISPs) could be forced to terminate people’s internet access based on nothing more than mere accusations of copyright infringement. This would threaten innocent users who rely on broadband for essential aspects of daily life. EFF—along with the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and Re:Create—filed an amicus brief urging the Court to reverse the decision.
The Stakes: Turning ISPs into Copyright Police
Among other things, the Supreme Court approving the appeals court’s findings will radically change the amount of risk your ISP takes on if a customer infringes on copyright, forcing the ISP to terminate access to the internet for those users accused of copyright infringement—and everyone else who uses that internet connection."
"If the Supreme Court doesn’t reverse a lower court’s ruling, internet service providers (ISPs) could be forced to terminate people’s internet access based on nothing more than mere accusations of copyright infringement. This would threaten innocent users who rely on broadband for essential aspects of daily life. EFF—along with the American Library Association, the Association of Research Libraries, and Re:Create—filed an amicus brief urging the Court to reverse the decision.
The Stakes: Turning ISPs into Copyright Police
Among other things, the Supreme Court approving the appeals court’s findings will radically change the amount of risk your ISP takes on if a customer infringes on copyright, forcing the ISP to terminate access to the internet for those users accused of copyright infringement—and everyone else who uses that internet connection."
Achieving data downlink speeds of more than 1 gigabit per second is a notable achievement for the nascent #Amazon #ProjectKuiper #broadband network, but this was just a test. Your mileage may vary when the service becomes commercially available. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/amazon-gigabit-data-speeds-project-kuiper-satellite-network/ #Space #Tech
Dan Phiffer
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“Matthew Rantanen grew up in Washington State, near Nez Perce, Coeur d’Alene, Colville and Spokane communities — an experience that shaped his decades-long work expanding #broadband in Indian Country. Rantanen has been a leading ally in tribal digital equity and shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the power of connection.”
“Matthew Rantanen grew up in Washington State, near Nez Perce, Coeur d’Alene, Colville and Spokane communities — an experience that shaped his decades-long work expanding #broadband in Indian Country. Rantanen has been a leading ally in tribal digital equity and shares his Brief But Spectacular take on the power of connection.”
Miguel de Icaza ᯅ🍉
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Trump Threatens To Withold Billions From States That Try To Make Broadband Affordable To Poor People… Because only the well-off should have good things. What a douchebag. #Broadband#Internet#Access#Trump#RepublicansOwnThis#Republicans#PublicAirwaves #communication
Trump Threatens To Withold Billions From States That Try To Make Broadband Affordable To Poor People… Because only the well-off should have good things. What a douchebag. #Broadband#Internet#Access#Trump#RepublicansOwnThis#Republicans#PublicAirwaves #communication