Broadband plan concerns state officials, rural telecom providers - Rapid City Journal (VERIZON INTERNET)

Broadband plan concerns state officials, rural telecom providers - Rapid City Journal
When rancher Keith Anderson wants to exchange e-mails with his children or read articles about agriculture, he does what most people today do: He walks over to his computer and logs onto the Internet. Unlike most people, however, Anderson has access only
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New Zealand Awards Two North Island Fast Broadband Contracts - BusinessWeek
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- New Zealand has selected two groups to deliver ultra-fast broadband services in parts of the North Island, the first contracts awarded in a national plan. WEL, an electricity grid operator, and its partners will build a network in the
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UK govt says wants Europe's best broadband by 2015 - Reuters
LONDON Dec 6 (Reuters) - Britain should have a digital hub in every community to help it build Europe's best broadband network by 2015, which could create up to 600,000 new jobs and add 18 billion pounds ($28 billion) to GDP, the government said. Culture
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