John Clear writes:

The funny thing was a few semesters later having a CS Professor
talk about how the Internet reached six of the seven continents,
and having to correct him.

The Internet connections to the poles are still quite iffy, if I
remember correctly. There aren't likely to be any fiber connections
any time soon, and satellites over the pole aren't always practical.

--
Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.