A story illustrating once more why the digital divide in Africa will widen. Why new technology like wireless should be adopted and legal issues relaxed.
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| Utah Cities To Provide High-Speed Net Access |
| from the municipality dept. |
| posted by timothy on Monday November 17, @10:28 (internet) |
| http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/11/17/1332242 |
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Instarx writes "The New York Times reports that Salt Lake City and other
Utah cities plan to install an ultrahigh-speed [0]optical network as a
public utility project starting next year. The network would provide
internet access [for about $28 per month] in direct competition to slower
commercial offerings. The network would be capable of delivering data
over the Internet to homes and businesses at speeds 100 times faster than
current commercial residential offerings. It would also offer digital
television and telephone services through the Internet."
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Links:
0. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/17/technology/17utopia.html?8hpib