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FCC authorizes $50 discounts for low-income households’ internet bills The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt a program that provides emergency discounts of up to $50 per month toward broadband internet service for low-income households. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/26/22302807/fcc-internet-subsidies-authorized-low-income-broadband

Microsoft is replacing its Edge browser with the updated, Chromium-based version on January 15th. Windows 10 users will be automatically transitioned over. from https://www.inputmag.com/tech/microsoft-is-replacing-edge-with-its-new-chromium-browser-next-week https://imgix.bustle.com/uploads/getty/2020/1/10/84c87edb-738d-4d1e-aed2-6e212dd3a147-getty-1062283994.jpg?w=2000&h=640&auto=format&q=70&fit=crop&crop=faces&blend=000000&blendAlpha=45&blendMode=normal

Since 2011, Comcast's Internet Essentials program has connected more than eight million low-income individuals from two million households to the internet. Today, the company announced that it's bringing low-cost internet to an additional three million low-income households. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/08/06/comcast-expands-low-cost-internet-essentials/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fcrop%3D5390%252C3593%252C0%252C0%26quality%3D85%26format%3Djpg%26resize%3D1600%252C1067%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-images%252F2019-07%252Fcf6ab490-b2f1-11e9-979f-c9ae45ae06bf%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D9f82d95df4b8922a203e06a4734477d549eaa5d1&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=8950e49c10046aa3db5858904981f7bf80d9a438