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Microsoft expands its Airband internet access project to major cities
It aims to lower broadband service costs and help people obtain devices and digital skills.
Microsoft plans to bring internet access to 40 million people by 2022
As of last year, approximately half the world's population is now connected to the internet. While it's definitely a positive milestone, the flip side of that number is that there are still billions of people that don't have access to any sort of internet connectivity. Microsoft's 2017 Airband Initiative streamlined efforts to build out internet access across the US, and now it's applying that method to its work across Africa, Latin America and Asia.
