| Welcoming Message from the Secretary General |
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| Acknowledgements |
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| Preface |
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| Executive Summary |
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| Introduction |
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The wireless Internet opportunity for developing countries By Mohsen Khalil |
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| Technology Primer |
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On spectrums and standards, architecture and access points By Kevin C. Kahn |
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7 | (10) |
| Regulatory Environment |
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A global standard meets local policies and politics By Axel Leblois |
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Voice-over IP in potentia |
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FCC regulates the technology |
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Microsoft chief reports on WRC-03 |
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| Opportunities and Roadblocks |
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Toward a broadband village area network By Sandy Pentland |
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For the poor, connectivity means economic opportunity By Igbal Z. Quadir |
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27 | (4) |
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Wireless Internet ventures in developing countries By Theodore H. Schell |
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31 | (6) |
| Case Study Compendium |
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Left to their own devices: Twelve developing-world case studies By Noopurjhunjhunwala and Peter Orne |
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43 | (4) |
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Linking Everest, Khumbu Region, Nepal |
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47 | (6) |
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Xixuau-Xiparina Ecological Reserve, Jauaperi River, Brazil |
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Wireless Internet Service Providers |
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53 | (4) |
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Africa-Online, Blantyre, Malawi |
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57 | (2) |
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Baja Wireless, Ensenada, Mexico |
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59 | (4) |
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63 | (6) |
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UniNet Communications, Cape Town, South Africa |
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Scaling Africa's ivory towers |
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69 | (4) |
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Partners in Education, Saint-Louis, Senegal; Njoro, Kenya |
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73 | (6) |
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Sustainable Access in Rural India, Tamil Nadu State, India |
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79 | (4) |
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DakNet, Karnataka State, India |
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83 | (6) |
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Jhai Remote IT Village Project, Vientiane, Laos |
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89 | (4) |
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Internet Project Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo |
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93 | (6) |
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UN Development Program, Kabul, Afghanistan |
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| Guidelines to Countries |
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99 | (8) |
| Vendor Resources |
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Understanding the wireless Internet value chain By Amir Alexander Hasson |
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107 | (4) |
| Vendor Directory |
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111 | (6) |
| Recommended Readings |
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117 | (2) |
| Glossary |
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| Index |
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