Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai announced a new policy intended to keep Americans online during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The policy, dubbed the Keep Americans Connected Pledge, will aid many individuals who may soon find themselves unable to work due to direct COVID-19 infection, or collateral damage caused by the virus (such […]
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Comcast built an eye-control remote to help users with movement issues
Tom Wlodkowski team began researching they found that many people who had lost their fine motor skills whether from degenerative conditions or paralysis used eye tracking devices to interface with their computers. The launch of a feature that will allow users to control their television using only their eyes. The Xfinity X1 eye control will […]
Comcast’s broadband customers are using more of their monthly data than ever before
Comcast has long said that a minority of its customers approach the limits of their 1TB data caps in their home internet plans, but that number is growing. In the last couple of years, Comcast has rolled out data caps to customers first limiting users to 300GB per month back in 2015, and raising that […]
T-Mobile and Comcast partner to combat robocalls
T-Mobile and Comcast announced new robocalling protections, saying calls made to and from each other’s networks will be able to be verified as legitimate. To rid the world of scam calls, the FCC and telecom industry are banking on a forthcoming technology called STIR/SHAKEN, which would authenticate calls by exchanging certificates so that your phone knows […]