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Can Putin turn off the Internet?

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Can Putin turn off the Internet?

It’s easy to imagine the Internet as an ethereal and immaterial phenomenon. We spend our days connecting to wireless networks and storing our data in the cloud assuming our information is safe as it flows from one part of the world to another. Unfortunately, most of these perceptions are wrong. The global network on which … Read more

Residents affected by fiber outage in rural Alaska turn to satellite internet, analog operations

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Residents affected by fiber outage in rural Alaska turn to satellite internet, analog operations

A cyclist crosses Front Street in Nome on June 28, 2019. (Bill Roth/ADN) Since a fiber outage last weekend left several communities in Northwest Alaska and the North Slope without Internet and cellular service, telecommunications service providers have been scrambling to get connectivity back up and some agencies, residents and companies are adapting to pursue … Read more