Re: [GKD] Should Developed Countries Subsidize the Internet for LDCs?

2005-01-07 Thread Paula Uimonen
Thanks, Mark, for clarifying important aspects of the reality of access costs. African countries show the results of taxation and monopolies very clearly. I have been working with a college in Tanzania that is an hour away from Dar es Salaam, which in this case means 'remote', at least in terms of

[GKD] RFI: WiMax Utilization

2005-01-07 Thread Keith Birkhold
Dear GKD Members, I was reading though the message submitted by Lee Thorn and was particularly interested in his use of WiMax technology. Lee could you exaborate on how far you have been able to progress with the WiMax technology? If there are any others in our group with WiMax experience, I

Re: [GKD] Nigeria: Silicon Valley Transplant

2005-01-07 Thread Jeff Buderer
Dear GKD Members, Its been a while since this was originally posted but in relation to current discussions, I wanted to add this response to the original comments by Femi Oyesanya. The comments relate to the Interesting parallel between this Nigerian government proposal and the Unity Center

[GKD] Tsunami Disaster and Business Response to the Crisis

2005-01-07 Thread Peter Burgess
Dear Colleagues, I was pleased to see the message from Robert Davies, Chief Executive Officer, International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) and the material prepared by IBLF and the International Tourism Partnership in response to the coastal disaster in Asia. I like the clarity of their paper in

Re: [GKD] Should Developed Countries Subsidize the Internet for LDCs?

2005-01-07 Thread Ken DiPietro
Dear Colleagues, I took the liberty of answering in-line and editing the message, hopefully without disturbing the context. On 1/4/05, Edmond Gaible [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Monthly connection costs under volume-based pricing (1GB total traffic per month) is about $230. Recognizing the