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Industry funds ‘son’ of Internet

17 Apr 1998

US vice-president Al Gore has announced a $500 million private investment in Internet-2, a high-speed replacement for the present Internet. Internet-2 will increase data transfer speeds between 122 US universities. It will not be available to the public.

Three companies are investing in the project. Qwest Communications, one of the world’s fa

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