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should have access
to broadband Internet.

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The Podium

Monday, October 12

An Anchor of Fiber

By Bruce Mehlman

At the urging of the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, the FCC explored how much it would cost to bring fiber-optic lines to every one of America’s 120,000 schools, hospitals, and libraries. What the agency found is that to wire such “anchor” institutions could cost somewhere between $5-$10 billion.

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