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Obama promotes Internet independence for communities

President encourages municipalities to set up their own high-speed fiber-optic networks.

President Obama spoke Wednesday in Cedar Falls, Iowa, about his proposal to encourage more municipalities to set up their own high-speed fiber-optic networks. Yet plenty of hurdles remain to creating fast and reliable Internet connections, including infrastructure and regulations.

 

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