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The world's coming broadband divide

Some places won't see the sort of online activities that increasingly matter in the global economy

Published Mon, Jun 1, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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SEVERAL events last week pointed out how much business success, economic development and even international competition is starting to depend on once unimaginably fast Internet speeds.

On Tuesday, Charter Communications announced that it would spend, in two separate deals, a combined US$67.1 billion to buy Bright House Networks and Time Warner Cable. A big reason for the deal was the opportunity to offer faster online services.

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