Tag: high speed internet
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In One City, Signing Up for Internet Becomes a Civic Cause
New York Times: In One City, Signing Up for Internet Becomes a Civic Cause KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With Google’s promise last year to wire homes, schools, libraries and other public institutions in this city with the nation’s fastest Internet connection, community leaders on the long forlorn, predominantly black east side were excited, seeing a…
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East Africa gets high-speed web
BBC: East Africa gets high-speed web The first undersea cable to bring high-speed internet access to East Africa has gone live. The fibre-optic cable, operated by African-owned firm Seacom, connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. The firm says the cable will help to boost the prospects of the region's…