Microsoft plans to announce on Tuesday a new campaign to try to “eliminate” the gap in high-speed internet access in the country’s hardest-to-reach areas — an effort called the Rural Airband Initiative, which will set an ambitious target of bringing better broadband to two million Americans within the next five years.
The Redmond, Wash.-based software giant plans to start its efforts in 12 states, offering seed money — Microsoft wouldn’t specify the amount — to local telecom providers that are trying to improve internet access through means like “white spaces,” which are the invisible, wireless radio airwaves that aren’t already owned by broadcasters.
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