thenextweb.com - 12/2/2008
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I came upon a wonderful story about a worldwide effort to bring internet access to people across the globe, despite hurdles such as no connectivity, no phone service and no electricity.
SolarNetOne is a collaborative effort spanning several continents, organizations, and technical ...
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Who needs Bell Canada? No one.
p2pnet news —
... if main ISP’s go down or for privacy, great for filesharing, says free in a Reader’s Write, continuing »»»
community based wifi is already up and sharing some very good info and social networks as well … check with your neighbors if they have one up. if not then build one, great way to add security to your hood by keeping in touch, sharing video and pics
here is an example of more recent advancements: ...
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