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.
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Spectrum says outage in Portland now fixed
The problem disrupted service for about 3,000 customers
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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.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, Politics
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Bill would curb data selling by Maine internet service providers
Lawmakers are scheduled to take up a measure Tuesday that would require Maine internet service providers to obtain consent before sharing customer data with a third party.
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Maine ranks last in New England for internet access
BANGOR (AP) — A U.S. Census Bureau study ranks Maine last in New England for broadband internet access but finds the state is on par with national averages. The Bangor Daily News reports the study released Wednesday found that 80.7 percent of Maine households subscribed to broadband internet in 2016. That’s compared with 81.4 percent […]
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Power line project offers prospect of better internet in rural Maine
FARMINGTON — A possible benefit of the proposed $950 million hydropower transmission line between the Canadian border and Lewiston is the opportunity it offers to extend high-speed internet into more of rural Maine. Central Maine Power plans to include fiber-optic strands atop its transmission towers, with on-and-off ramps every 3 to 5 miles that would […]
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Committee deadlocks on bill designed to protect Mainers’ internet privacy
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee deadlocked along party lines Thursday on a bill aimed at protecting privacy on the internet. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, would prohibit internet service providers who receive state subsidies from selling customers’ data without notice or consent. The measure would also prohibit ISPs from charging customers an […]
Posted inOp-Eds, sj-web
Stick with policies that helped the Internet thrive
Democrats in Congress are attempting to push through misguided legislation that would undo worthwhile, recent reforms at the Federal Communications Commission and restore harmful Internet regulations. While we do need a permanent legislative solution to protect net neutrality, this effort to reinstate government control of the Internet is the wrong approach. The current effort, proposed […]