Internet in the United States Internet in the United States The Internet in the United States grew out of the ARPANET, a network sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense during the 1960s. The Internet in the United States in turn provided the foundation for the worldwide Internet of today. Internet access in the United States is largely provided by the private sector and is available in a variety of forms, using a variety of technologies, at a wide range of speeds and costs. In 2015, 97.5% of Americans were using the Internet, which ranks the U.S. 4th out
Internet-in-a-Box concept grew out of One Laptop per Child's school server project. Internet-in-a-Box Internet-in-a-Box is a low-cost digital library, consisting of a wireless access point with storage, which users nearby can connect to. Its realization in hardware and software has changed since 2012, as miniaturization of storage space and electronics progressed. As of 2017, its hardware consists of a Raspberry Pi with a replaceable storage card. In 2016, Columbia University's Masters in Public Administration in Development Practice (MPA-DP) explored using these boxes in Dominican Republic for three months. The digital library is composed of multiple modules. Examples of modules include Wikipedia