telecommunications

TECH 2: “Automatic telephone exchanges have been invented by the score, but they are likely to be used in practice on a large scale at about the same ...

NEW TECH: It was state-of-the-art in 1903, a telephone system so new and amazing it was hard to imagine it would ever get any better. The Era’s covera...

HARRISBURG — Treasurer Stacy Garrity warned Pennsylvanians that scammers are targeting residents in a new scam involving false promises of a state gra...

A 72-year-old former Bradford teacher is in McKean County Jail for allegedly escalating harassment and threats of her neighbors to the point where she...

The $1.5 billion that Michigan is getting for high-speed internet service is meant for places like libraries and community centers, but private compan...

Even in 2023, plenty of obstacles remain in the way of a reliable and affordable internet connection for many area residents. Cellular dead spots. Liv...

MECHANICSBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is observing Older Driver Safety Week by highlighting the resources the commonwealth pro...

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry issued a warning to Pennsylvanians about common scams that typically ramp up during the holiday season. “...

OLEAN, N.Y. — A breakfast for area ham radio operators will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Perkins Restaurant. When you arrive, tell the server you are...

PORT ALLEGANY — The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (PBDA) will host a public comment session from 10-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Vetera...

SONG: Joe Costanzo brought by the newsroom an old Bradford relic he found cleaning out an attic recently. Costanzo turned up a well-preserved packet o...

The United Way of the Bradford Area (UWBA) is making a final call to action as it enters the last month of its 2023 fundraising campaign. With just mo...

Bradford City Police Chief Mike Ward said that 2023 was a busy year for the department. “Our call volume was high,” he said. “We’re averaging about 13...

The lead abatement project for the Bradford City Water Authority is all done, except for the paving. At Wednesday’s meeting, the board heard an update...

HARRISBURG — The Port Allegany School District in McKean County will receive a USDA Rural Development grant aimed at helping people in rural Pennsylva...

Shoppers can find just about anything they need from online retailer, Amazon. Next year that will include one brand of vehicles. Amazon today announce...

When the Biden administration recently announced a record $42 billion investment in broadband internet, it was pitched as an investment in rural and u...

Broadband internet access has become as fundamental as electricity and water. Millions of American workers need broadband access to log onto their job...

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel regardin...

A threatening statement found on a bathroom wall at Floyd C. Fretz Middle School on Tuesday was determined to be not credible. According to school off...