Home internet use surges in Maine as families shelter in place

The shift in usage from businesses and schools to homes also has moved up peak usage times from evening to afternoon.

Free Wi-Fi access at Oxford Hills libraries and schools

Spectrum house calls spark health concerns for worker

An employee says technicians are still being sent into customers' homes to service internet and cable TV, without sufficient protection.

Internet service providers sue Maine over privacy law

The law, which passed last year and is set to take effect in July, requires companies to get opt-in consent from customers before their data can be shared.

New 10-cent surcharge on Maine phone lines will fund broadband expansion

The surcharge approved by the Legislature will be used to support broadband expansion projects in the state starting in 2020.

Internet companies leave customers in the dark on storm-related outages

Providers don't disclose the scope of outages or predict when service will be restored – because they don't want to, and because they can't.

Spectrum says outage in Portland now fixed

The problem disrupted service for about 3,000 customers

Cumberland County residents want more broadband competition, survey shows

The grant-funded report offers a blueprint for public-private partnerships that could compete with existing broadband providers such as Spectrum.

Gov. Mills signs nation’s strictest internet privacy protection bill

A legal challenge is expected to the law, which will prevent internet service providers from selling or sharing customers' personal information without permission.

Lawmakers move to pass nation’s strictest internet privacy law

The Maine House follows the Senate in supporting a bill that would prohibit internet service providers from selling customers' data without their consent.