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 === Understanding the impact of fibre optic investments ===
-Around the world, billions of dollars have been invested in terrestrial fibre optic networks. Yet there is a dearth of available research on the impact of these investments.  This is due,  in large part, to the lack of readily available data on fibre network investment and deployments.  An exception to this is the open data resource on African terrestrial fibre optic networks (AfTerFibre) maintained by the Network Startup Resource Center. In 2019, researchers were able to use the AfTerFibre open data resource to demonstrate a positive correlation between proximity to fibre optic networks and employment levels.
+Around the world, billions of dollars have been invested in terrestrial fibre optic networks. Yet there is a dearth of available research on the impact of these investments.  This is due,  in large part, to the lack of readily available data on fibre network investment and deployments.  An exception to this is the open data resource on African terrestrial fibre optic networks ([[https://afterfibre.nsrc.org|AfTerFibre]]) maintained by the Network Startup Resource Center. In 2019, researchers were able to use the AfTerFibre open data resource to [[https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/aer.20161385|demonstrate a positive correlation]] between proximity to fibre optic networks and employment levels.
 This represents the tip of the iceberg when it comes to insights that might be derived from more comprehensive and accurate information on terrestrial fibre networks. New potential areas for investigation include research into:
   * Impact of climate change on network infrastructure;