internet access

Many families have had to make tough financial decisions because of the coronavirus pandemic. That means some families have been behind on electric, water, or even internet bills. Now the Federal Communications Commission is trying to help people stay connected.

Low-income Americans may be eligible for a $50 monthly discount on high-speed internet service. There’s also a one-time $100 subsidy for tablets and laptops.

Wi-Fi access in America’s Finest City is about to get a bit easier to obtain with the expansion of a free program San Diego offers.

Schools had to figure out quickly how to get kids online after the coronavirus pandemic shut them down.

With thousands of students in San Diego County doing distance learning during the pandemic, the digital divide has never been more apparent.  According to the San Diego County Office of Education, nearly 100,000 students in the county, or one-fifth of public school students, lack access to the internet at home or connectivity. The majority live in the South Bay or…

NBC 7’s Rory Devine takes a look at the digital divide in San Diego county as students and their families adjust to distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

Distance learning is difficult under the best of circumstances. But imagine what it is like without home internet. “All my neighbors are having a hard time with their children,” said Wendy Barrientos, who lives in an area of San Ysidro without internet service coverage. “They don’t cover this area, that’s why we’re having a hard time.” Barrientos has a...

José Luis Pérez walked six miles to San Ysidro High School after the Sweetwater Union High School District cut bus routes, however, due to the pandemic he now faces new obstacles. “I get up at 7 a.m. to take out my computer, my charger, connect it and press my hotspot,” said Pérez, who now faces internet challenges with distance...

As millions are studying and working from home, that surge in online traffic can lead to slowdown for everyone in the household.

Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed. The government shut down internet access across the nation of 80 million people to staunch demonstrations that took place in a reported 100...

The United Nations’ mission for Iraq on Sunday proposed a roadmap out of the country’s social upheaval, while Amnesty International said Iraq’s crackdown on anti-government protests has descended into a “bloodbath.” At least 319 protesters have been killed by security forces since the economically driven protests and unrest began last month, according to the latest figures from the Iraqi Human...

Some eagle-eyed humans looking skyward this weekend saw something against the brilliant-blue backdrop that had them questioning what the heck was flying above.

State leaders came together in San Diego to meet with local leaders to coordinate outreach strategies for the 2020 census. NBC 7’s Jackie Crea has more.

Singer R. Kelly is facing new charges in Minnesota as he continues to battle cases in Illinois and New York, prosecutors announced Monday. Kelly was charged with two counts of engaging in prostitution with an individual under 18 years old and offering to hire for sexual purposes a person under 18, according to Hennepin County State’s Attorney Mike Freeman.

The lawyers for R. Kelly blasted the accusers in his child sex trafficking case “disgruntled groupies” after their client was denied bail Friday afternoon.

R. Kelly jetted into the New York City area Thursday, a day ahead of his scheduled federal court appearance in Brooklyn on sex trafficking charges.

The U.S. Census Bureau is using new high-tech tools to help get an accurate population count next year as its faces challenges tallying people of color who live in remote places and can be wary of the federal government. The agency is using aerial images of rural communities and hard-to-reach areas to verify addresses and determine where to send workers...

Cuba says its citizens will be offered full internet access on mobile phones beginning Thursday, becoming one of the last nations to do so.

The strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year crumbled concrete houses, smashed cars and killed at least one person in the Northern Mariana Islands, shocking residents and officials used to riding out monster storms in the U.S. territory in the Pacific. A day after Super Typhoon Yutu slammed into the territory home to 50,000 people,...

President Donald Trump on Friday called Saudi Arabia’s announcement that suspects are in custody in the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “good first step” and said he would work with Congress on a U.S. response. Turkey will “never allow a cover-up” of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in...