The United States will spend $42 billion to make Internet access universal by 2030

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WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) – The White House on Monday split $42 billion among the nation’s 50 U.S. states and territories to make access to high-speed broadband universal by 2030, launching a new ad campaign for economic policies of President Joe Biden. Funding under the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program was authorized under the … Read more

Alphabet bets on lasers to provide Internet in remote areas

Alphabet bets on lasers to provide Internet in remote areas

[1/3]A terminal device to deliver the Internet with mirrors and lasers created by Taara, a project in Alphabet’s so-called ‘Moonshot factory’ X, is seen in a laboratory in Mountain View, California, U.S. June 22, 2023. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 26 (Reuters) – Google’s parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) has already tried unsuccessfully to bring Internet … Read more