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Brazil’s Flourishing ’LAN’ Houses Supplying More Than Internet Connections
Brazil hosts over 100,000 publicly sponsored Internet access centers, or LAN (Local Area Network) Houses. The phenomenon started in affluent areas of S?o Paulo in the 1990s and now extend into poor isolated regions. These centers represent to 45% of all Internet access in Brazil, and connect 30 million Brazilians, mainly in low-income communities.
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NextThought Monday: Pakistan: A Land of Misunderstood Opportunity
I want to show you the greatness of this country, and what can be done to improve it. I’m talking about a different side of Pakistan than you usually hear about, and I want to make sure you distinguish the two in your mind... As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "To be great is to be misunderstood." Pakistan is both.
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- Technology