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Idaho Receives First Grants for Massive Project to Bring Internet to All Americans

Idaho Receives First Grants for Massive Project to Bring Internet to All Americans

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Idaho will be the third state to receive funding to plan to expand high-speed Internet access to all state residents. The National Telecommunications and Information Agency is expected to make an official funding announcement this morning. Idaho receives nearly $5 million in planning funds for this purpose. Eventually, Idaho and other states will receive a …

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The man who put Americans online said "the next five years will be about the internet meeting the real world."

The man who put Americans online said “the next five years will be about the internet meeting the real world.”

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When MarketWatch began providing financial information and data exclusively online in 1997, about half of US households that had Internet access were connected through America Online. AOL was led by Steve Case, who ran the business from dial-up to instant messaging and general Internet access. Case eventually merged AOL with Time Warner in a $164 …

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