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What the Internet Means for Human Relationships

Last year, NCTA partnered with TED and Miracle Messages, a non-profit that reunites homeless people with their loved ones through social media and video messages, to produce a video on how fast internet is making an impact on human relationships. We recently caught up with Kevin Adler, Founder of Miracle Messages, to check in on how the efforts are going
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Bringing Rural America Everything the Internet Has to Offer

Americans nationwide—whether they live in busy cities or remote towns—rely on connectivity for entertainment, to stay up to date on the latest news, communicate with others in real time, and conduct business. But for a good portion of the country where the closest neighbor is miles away and the terrain is hazardous, the challenges of bringing high-speed internet, let alone
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A Look Back at Streaming TV and Where We Are Now

Say time travel was possible and you go back to 2007. Someone takes out their first iPhone, and you notice something missing. They can't watch that big game live because the WatchESPN app hasn’t been invented yet. There’s no HBO GO, no Hulu, in fact, almost no TV Everywhere technology at all. This means fans of Mad Men back then
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Homeland Films in Richmond, Brings Along Jobs and $40 Million to Virginia

"When I tell my kids we only had three television channels back when I was their age, they look at me like I'm an alien. Now, the global demand for content is almost insatiable," said Andy Edmunds, director of the Virginia Film Office. "This is why there are hundreds of film offices worldwide that compete to bring this content manufacturing
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Midco Levels the Playing Field for Rural Schools

Stretched along and bordering the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota is the Meade School District, the largest school district in the state, geographically speaking. Spread out over 3,000-plus miles, a district that is this remote has had its fair share of connectivity challenges. Jeff Ward, the district's curriculum and technology director, said that its recent partnership with Midco—which provides
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Column: Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age

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Three Questions: A Dive into the Industry's Voluntary Energy Efficiency Agreements

Expert: Neal Goldberg, NCTA General Counsel NCTA General Counsel Neal Goldberg discusses the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes, which has saved consumers more than $3 billion and avoided millions of metric tons of CO2 emissions. The Agreement was just extended for four more years. Goldberg explains why Voluntary Agreements are necessary, how they
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Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age

By Michael Powell Two days of Congressional hearings this week about the data collection and sharing practices of Facebook have ignited a critical national conversation about online privacy and the dangers that stem from the power of large tech firms to build, use, and share detailed profiles of consumer behavior and track them across the internet. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Ovation TV: What Goes Into Launching a TV App?

A lot goes into the making of America’s favorite shows and into bringing viewers the award-winning programming they watch everyday, but cable’s efforts don’t stop there. Behind the scenes, cable programmers put together teams that make it possible for viewers to watch TV on the go—anytime and anywhere—through a subscriber-based app. Ovation, a programming network dedicated to the arts, just
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Wi-Fi: How Broadband Households Experience the Internet

It's hard to think back to what life was like without Wi-Fi. Everyday, Americans visit coffee shops, libraries, friends' homes, they sit in airport lounges and train stations and even in their own homes and businesses and Wi-Fi is the technology that keeps them all connected. Business goes on, personal connections stay strong, and news travels fast, as Wi-Fi keeps
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