Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Internet in Out-of-the-Way Places

Nicholson, Chris. "Internet Comes Before Electricity: Experiments Bring Satellite Access to Remote African Villages." New York Times 2 February 2009: B4.

Nicholson writes about the efforts of Google to establish a satellite dish for internet connection in the small rural outpost of Entasopia, Kenya. The article highlights the challenges of expanding the internet into rural and poor areas of Africa.

Photo by Egon Voyd
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