South Dakota looks to space for final stretch of high-speed internet access initiative

It’s expensive to extend fiber-optic cable to the remaining locations in South Dakota that don’t have high-speed internet, so ...
The Washington Post

How the World Wide Web gets spun out of thin air

The World Wide Web might sound metaphorical, but it’s actually grounded in a physical web of translucent glass filaments crisscrossing the globe. These fiber-optic cables transmit internet data ...
KTVQ

Firms vying to expand high-speed fiber internet access in Billings

Two fiber-optic internet companies announced plans to develop in Billings years ago, but have only partially completed ...
Marketplace

The U.S. is investing billions of dollars in fiber internet. Here’s what makes it run.

Congress has authorized trillions of dollars in new spending through the Inflation Reduction Act, CHIPS and Science Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. In the series “Breaking Ground,” ...