Verizon's 5G Home Internet might seem portable by design, but taking your router somewhere else could trigger consequences you probably wouldn't expect.

Millions of consumers are now walking away from cable internet providers as well, a shift analysts are calling “Cord Cutting 2.0.” New industry data shows major cable companies like Comcast and Spectrum lost large numbers of broadband customers in 2025 as competition from wireless and fiber services grows.

You know the drill. It's time to shop for home internet, but you only have one or two options, and you're not sure how to decide which one is better. You've heard the woes from friends who signed up with Spectrum and were surprised by two price increases ...

In a very real sense, the Internet, this marvelous worldwide digital communications network that you’re using right now, was created because one man was annoyed at having too many computer terminals in his office. The year was 1966. Robert Taylor was the ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. The internet is a dangerous place. There are websites that will happily deliver you malware, or display violent or sexual imagery after your child unsuspectingly clicks on a link. While there are lots ...

Digital redlining is taking a toll on historically Black colleges and universities. Here's how one establishment is fighting for its student body. Trisha Jandoc was an associate writer at CNET covering broadband and everything related to home internet.