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The United States ranks third in the world in internet inclusivity, according to the 2018 Inclusive Internet Index conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit. The report, in its second year, examined 86 countries and ranked them according to their scores in four categories: availability, affordability, relevance and readiness. The U.S. third-place rank came thanks to strong ratings in the availability
Michelle Ray Named Interim Executive Director Dr. David Porter, Jr. announced his decision to step down from his role as Executive Director of The Walter Kaitz Foundation on April 13, completing a nearly 12-year run at the helm of the Foundation. Porter, who joined the foundation as its Executive Director in August 2006, is a multifaceted executive with a background
Akamai's Q4 2017 State of the Internet / Security Report found that botnet attacks, particularly distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks, continue to rise in the U.S., increasing by 14 percent from this time last year. This type of cyberattack, which is a form of credential abuse, can have severe ramifications for businesses and internet users when their security and
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With Black History Month coming to an end, we checked in with TV One’s General Manager, Michelle Rice, and senior vice president of original programming, D’Angela Proctor. As Rice said during a recent event at NCTA honoring the month, “[TV One] celebrates Black History Month 365 days a year.” During an interview, they shared their take on diversity programming across
Across the country, millions of employees across the cable industry work in some way or another to bring Americans the internet and TV services they rely on everyday. This week, we talked with Mark Snow, senior vice president and general manager of Co-op at CTAM—the cable industry’s resource for marketing. Snow shared how much the marketplace has evolved in the
Over the past two decades, cable providers have invested more than $275 billion to deploy and continually upgrade networks and other infrastructure. This investment has led to the deployment of fast internet networks that are available to 93 percent of American households. The result of this ongoing investment? In just the last few years, internet speeds have quadrupled, enabling consumers
It's easy to take the internet for granted. From entertainment to education to healthcare to business, there's no area of life that the internet doesn't touch, and as technology and consumer habits evolve, internet service providers deliver faster internet connections than ever before. But not everyone is privy to a high-speed connection in their home and ISPs are also actively