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Cierra Noffke

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Broadband writer @ CNET.

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Bill Callahan @cycbill.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
👍👍 article by @cierranoffke.bsky.social at CNET covers lots of ground including my research on Cleveland, Dayton, Toledo and Detroit with digitalinclusion.org. Tl;dr: Lots of evidence of broadband deployment bias against lower income communities. Zero chance that Trump FCC will do anything about it.
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Digital Redlining: What It Is and What It Means for Communities
A relic of historic redlining that restricted marginalized peoples from buying homes still persists in internet access today.
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Connect Humanity @connecthumanity.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Heard of People's Choice Communications? It’s an internet co-op bringing affordable internet to NYC — starting in the Bronx. Founded by striking Spectrum workers, it's built to reinvest in the communities it serves. 📰 @cnet.com / @cierranoffke.bsky.social www.cnet.com/home/interne...
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This Co-Op Led Internet Service Offers a New Model for Closing the Digital Divide
Striking Spectrum workers started the cooperative several years back, and it's been fighting for equitable internet access ever since.
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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Building our critical infrastructure around the product of a private company invites extortion of the kind that, in this case, we have already seen from this same company & its CEO (Musk) against Ukraine in its struggle against the Russian invasion. Fool us once, shame on you. Fool us twice...
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CNET: Product reviews, advice, how-tos and the latest news @cnet.com.web.brid.gy · 12/02/2025
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The Triumphs and Troubles of the 7,000 Starlink Satellites Crowding Our Night Skies
The satellite internet technology has been a game changer for people in rural areas, but scientists are concerned about crowded skies and potential climate consequences.
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Cierra Noffke @cierranoffke.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I wrote about the FCC’s recent decision to roll back all DEI programs — including the agency’s Digital Discrimination Task Force (which wasn’t a DEI program). www.cnet.com/home/interne...
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FCC Chair Carr Eliminates All DEI Programs, Including the Digital Discrimination Task Force
The FCC's press release on ending DEI efforts could have an immediate impact on broadband efforts to bridge the digital divide.
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