The High Cost of High-Speed Internet in Rural America

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Officials are doling out billions to install high-speed internet in rural parts of the country. However, the high costs of laying down fiber optic cables have some questioning if there are better ways to spend the money. WSJ tech policy reporter Ryan Tracy joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss their arguments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:03.6	Questions like, where is the data going?
0:05.9	Is it private?
0:06.9	Is it secure?
0:08.0	Is it ready to use now?
0:09.8	How about now?
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0:17.0	at AskMoreOfAi.com.
0:19.6	Welcome to Tech News Briefing.
0:26.5	It's Thursday, September 7th.
0:28.8	I'm Zoe Thomas for the Wall Street Journal.
0:31.7	Over $50,000.
0:34.4	That's how much on average it's going to cost the government
0:37.4	to connect homes and offices in a rural area of Nebraska
0:41.1	to high-speed internet.
0:43.1	Some are calling the price tag too high,
0:46.2	while others say it's an investment that will pay off
0:48.9	down the line.
0:50.5	Our Tech Policy reporter, Ryan Tracy,
0:52.7	is going to walk us through their arguments, some alternatives,
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