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Gov. Wes Moore (center) joined state leaders and officials from Verizon in Smith Island to announce the completion of a project that brings high-speed internet access to area residents. (Governor's Office)
Sep 26, 2025

Broadband project brings high-speed internet to Smith Island

The completion of a near-$2 million infrastructure project will bring high-speed internet access to communities throughout Smith Island. 

Greenlight Networks has started construction in Maryland as part of a $100 million investment in bringing its fiber internet services to Baltimore. (Provided by Greenlight Networks)
Jun 18, 2025

NY fiber internet provider expanding into Baltimore

Greenlight Networks is investing $100M to expand fiber internet to Baltimore, with service expected for homes and businesses by September.

The Supreme Court of the United States is seen in Washington on March 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
Mar 26, 2025

Supreme Court seems likely to OK $8B phone and internet subsidy for rural, low-income areas

The Supreme Court seemed likely to preserve the $8 billion a year the government spends to subsidize phone and internet services.

Verizon expands high-speed internet across Md.
Apr 18, 2023

Verizon expands high-speed internet across Md.

Verizon is deploying high-speed, fiber optic broadband internet service across Maryland.

8 Baltimore-area companies given Comcast RISE awards
Apr 13, 2023

Baltimore-area veterans to benefit from Comcast donation

Comcast will announce Tuesday a plan to award $20,000 in grants and present 100 laptops to The Maryland Center for Veterans Education and Training.

Harford County, ThinkBig Networks sign deal to bring broadband to rural north
Mar 9, 2023

Md. officials push FCC for better high-speed internet access

A group of Maryland lawmakers has urged the Federal Communications Commission to improve broadband mapping data accuracy for the state.

Md. satellite firm picked for India networking initiative
Feb 22, 2023

How Section 230 helped shape speech on the Internet

Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.

Pamela Jackson-Walters sits outside her home in Detroit on Sept. 21, 2022. Jackson-Walters uses her home internet connection to attend church services virtually and to pursue a graduate degree, but the service AT&T offers in her mostly Black neighborhood is much slower than in other parts of the city. She said she also experienced an internet outage for four weeks during the summer. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Oct 19, 2022

Poor, less white neighborhoods get worst internet deals

An investigation has found that internet service providers often offer drastically different speeds to different customers, even when those customers live in different parts of the same city.

Biden: Budget talks hit ‘stalemate,’ $3.5T may take a while
May 13, 2022

Biden administration to release $45B for nationwide internet

The Biden administration is taking the first steps to release $45 billion to ensure that every U.S. resident has access to high-speed internet by roughly 2028.

President Joe Biden speaks about the bipartisan infrastructure bill in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Nov. 6, 2021, in Washington. The $1 trillion infrastructure bill that President Joe Biden signs into law on Monday, Nov. 15, represents a historic achievement at a time of deeply fractured politics. But the compromises needed to bridge the political divide suggest that the spending might not be as transformative as Biden has promised for the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
May 9, 2022

Biden starts program to provide discounted internet service

The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes.

Some Maryland law firms going outside to handle IT needs 
Nov 12, 2021

Some Maryland law firms going outside to handle IT needs 

With continued advances in technology along with potential cybersecurity threats, Maryland law firms are hiring independent companies to manage their internet technology services.

Bridgemaxx launches high-speed internet service in Baltimore
Oct 8, 2021

Bridgemaxx launches high-speed internet service in Baltimore

Bridgemaxx announced Friday the expansion of its high-speed internet coverage and services across most of Baltimore.