I was paying attention when the internet was first developing in the
west, here in Canada in particular. I think that the history of the
internet is largely ignored by those who are developing connectivity for
the developing world. But ignored, at the risk of going off in the
completely wrong
http://www.digitaldividenetwork.org/content/news/index.cfm?key=893
Over 200 rural villages in India's Maharashtra state have formed a
wireless Internet cooperative, establishing 50 wi-fi hotspots in their
communities. The co-op has managed to raise more than $400,000 (RS20
million) to expand the
