Searching for a signal: CNN has a story about a teacher in rural Virginia who drives 20 minutes to find a good WiFi signal in order to work. The middle…
Over the past several months the Internet Society has been working on a transaction to sell Public Interest Registry (PIR), operator of .ORG and other top-level domains, to Ethos Capital.…
This opinion piece was originally published in SC Magazine. With social distancing the norm, we’re spending more time on the Internet doing more important things than ever – eg, working, learning, banking,…
Nelso Rodríguez is a nurse and one of the founders of the community network in El Cuy, Patagonia, Argentina. A little over a year ago, there was no Internet or…
With most of the world on lockdown, children are likely spending more time than ever online. Between virtual classrooms and keeping up with friends on social media, many kids are depending…
In the run up to the ITU World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA-20) later this year there has been some discussion about a proposal called the “New IP.” It is positioned as…
Equipment shortages: As schools in the U.S. and other countries attempt to switch over to virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, some are still trying to get students Internet access…
The Internet Society Elections Committee is pleased to announce the final results of the 2020 elections and the IETF selection for the Board of Trustees. The voting concluded on 3…
50 years ago when the first Earth Day happened, the networks that would later form the Internet were only beginning. 20 years later, when Earth Day 1990 turned the celebration…
The great divide: The continuing digital divide in the U.S. is hurting people as they try to shop, attend school, and work during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, The Guardian says.…
Staying connected: Several Internet Society Chapters are focusing on ways to help people stay connected while living under stay-at-home orders or following social-distancing guidelines related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…