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[-] Phrodo_00@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What? The early Internet underseas cables were laid down for phones, mostly by private companies.

[-] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Fair point, the majority was laid by private companies, but the research for modern fiber optic cables was done at publicly funded universities.

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