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Late-night shows address Jimmy Kimmel suspension with humor and solidarity

Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon opened their late-night shows Thursday using a mix of humor and solidarity with suspended ABC host Jimmy Kimmel. Stewart opted for satire to critique…

John McCarthy September 19, 2025

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New York AG opens probe into AT&T wireless outage; Liberty Mobile mute

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — New York Attorney General Letitia James said today her office is investigating the cause of last week's AT&T for up to 12 hours as well as the telecom…

John McCarthy February 29, 2024

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Remote Work Possible Onboard When Royal Caribbean Adds SpaceX’s Starlink To Its Cruise Ships

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group said on Tuesday it will use SpaceX's Starlink, a fast-growing constellation of internet-beaming satellites in orbit, to provide internet connectivity to its guests and crew on…

John McCarthy September 1, 2022

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China Spying On United States Citizens Through Security-Lax Caribbean Mobile Phone Networks

BRIDGETOWN — China appears to have used mobile phone networks in the Caribbean to surveil United States mobile phone subscribers as part of its espionage campaign against Americans, according to a mobile…

VI Free Press December 15, 2020

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Broadband VI Gets $84 Million From FCC For Faster Broadband Service Here

WASHINGTON — Broadband VI was the winning applicant for the Virgin Islands contract. The company, founded in St. Croix, will receive $84.5 million of funding over the next decade toward the cost…

VI Free Press November 17, 2020

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FCC Preps $691M in Funding For New Networks in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communication Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau set up procedures for its investment of up to $691 million over the next 10 years to support the build out…

VI Free Press February 9, 2020

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CONSUMER GROUP: FCC Should Hold Telecom Companies Responsible For Maria’s Aftermath

SAN JUAN — A consumer activist group released a report Tuesday outlining the collapse in communications that beset Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and it urged the U.S. government to…

VI Free Press May 14, 2019

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Virgin Islands Says Its Share of $954 Million FCC ‘Pai’ After Meeting At Government House

CHRISTIANSTED -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday pledged his agency’s commitment to help restore and expand the U.S. Virgin Islands communications network. After meeting with Gov.…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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FCC Wants Nearly $1 Billion to Revamp Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Communications Networks

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai today proposed directing $954 million toward restoring and expanding communications networks in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico heavily damaged during…

John McCarthy March 6, 2018

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FCC Chief Ajit Pai To Do Follow-Up Visit To Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Six Months After Storms

WASHINGTON—About six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall and nearly four months after an initial trip to the islands, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced a follow-up trip to the…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018