EditorialResidents gather to use the Wi-Fi service provided by Starlink satellites in Borova, Ukraine, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)
EditorialResidents gather to use the Wi-Fi service provided by Starlink satellites in Borova, Ukraine, on Oct. 7, 2022. (Ivor Prickett/The New York Times)
EditorialThree Palestinian teenagers invent a smart rescue robot that can help locate people trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory - 16 Jun 2022
EditorialDaniel Heredia, a volunteer with NYC Mesh, a nonprofit communiity Wi-Fi initiative, installs a router on an apartment building in New York, April 17, 2021. (Jose A. Alvarado Jr./The New York Times)
EditorialAdam Bouhmad, center, with help from Khalani Chapman, left, and Keon Fenner, connects a Baltimore resident’s laptop to a new Wi-Fi signal?on June 18, 2020. ?(Jared Soares/The New York Times)
EditorialA school bus provides Wi-Fi to those without service on the outskirts of Tuscon, Ariz., April 20, 2020. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)
EditorialBeth Revis, an author, uses the free Wi-Fi outside Mount Vernon-Ruth Elementary School in Rutherfordton, N.C., on April 24, 2020. (Jacob Biba/The New York Times)
EditorialCarrie McCaleb, left, and Mary Krzysiak access Wi-Fi from the parking lot of Dry Creek Elementary School, where both are teachers, in Port Angeles, Wash., on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)