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FCC Finally Updates America’s Pathetic Definition Of ‘Broadband’ To 100 Mbps

1 year 7 months ago
For decades, the FCC has maintained an arguably pathetic definition of “broadband,” allowing the telecom industry to under-deliver substandard access. After some industry lobbying to ensure it wasn’t too stringent, the agency is finally getting around to an update, and has announced that they’ll soon classify “broadband” as anything faster than 100 Mbps downstream, 20 […]
Karl Bode

St. Louis County bridge to close for replacement, radiation-contaminated soil removal

1 year 7 months ago
St. Louis County's Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) will close McDonnell Boulevard between Byassee Drive and Eva Avenue in Hazelwood for a $3.4 million bridge replacement project. The road will remain closed between Byassee and Eva through 2025. The closure will take effect at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Drivers are advised to use Banshee Road as an alternative route. About 15,000 cars cross the J.S. McDonnell Bridge, a 73-year-old structure along Coldwater Creek, daily. But, the heavily…
Justina Coronel