Authors: Kevin Te and Sarah Oslund
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Facebook’s Free Basics is a platform that enables people in developing countries to access a resource-light, limited version of specific websites on their mobile phones at no…
Net neutrality has been a contentious issue for a while, and the recent election of Donald Trump looks to keep it that way (http://www.recode.net/2016/12/12/13919952/net-neutrality-fcc-rosenworcel-trump-senate). In the area of rural access, this debate has focused…
The Internet connection in Bokondini is a 3 Mbps satellite connection with a 10:1 contention ratio, which means that actual speeds can get as low as 300 Kbps. We haven’t been to Bok since we turned on the network, but when we were there, we had pretty much unlimited access for…
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