The $53,000 Connection: The High Cost of High-Speed Internet for Everyone
Technology,Economy And Jobs,Broadband,Rural America,Infrastructure
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Nebraska’s Winnebago Tribe has long been stuck with sluggish internet service. The federal government plans to fix that by crisscrossing the reservation with fiber-optic cable—at an average cost of $53,000 for each household and workplace connected.
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