Poor regions to receive high-speed stimulus - Tonic

Believe it or not, many poorer and remote areas of the United States still do not have broadband connections, a fact likely lost on most urban dwellers who have been immersed in high-speed Internet for years. "Dial-up" -- what's that?

Thankfully, a chunk of the nearly $1 trillion economic stimulus funds will go toward bringing many of these under-served regions into the 21st century, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Roughly $7.2 billion is earmarked for broadband-access projects and the government is set to award $4 billion of that soon, the article explains...