There have been several attempts, many running concurrently, to bring free or cheap internet access to the less fortunate in the United States and around the world. Now, there’s a player that might be able to make the dream a reality.
Two Takes
View TECHi Stance
Affordable internet for ALL
Thenextweb
View all Thenextweb Two Takes by TECHi
Read the original story
Published October 7, 2013
TECHi's Take
The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) is a new technology industry group launched publicly today that aims to make Internet access cheaper and more accessible in developing markets.
Initially announced by Hilary Clinton back in February and over one year in the making, the public-private initiative is supported by over 30 companies and organizations, including Microsoft, Google, Intel, Yahoo and Facebook. The goal is to lead policy development in developing markets, where it is claimed that one month of Internet access can be equivalent to two months of wages for a worker.
NOTE: TECHi Two-Takes are the stories we have chosen from the web along with a little bit of our opinion in a paragraph. Please check the original story in the Source Button below.
Balanced Perspective
TECHi weighs both sides before reaching a conclusion.
TECHi’s editorial take above outlines the reasoning that supports this position.
More Two Takes from Thenextweb
Google was in a perfect position to dominate the mobile messaging and social networking markets while they were still in…
LeEco is one of the numerous smartphone companies that are pretty big in China, but virtually non-existent elsewhere. However, whereas most of…
Japan is already one of most tourism-friendly countries in the world, even going so far as to offer free Wi-Fi…
In case you haven't been keeping up with this week's batch of gaming rumors, images of the controller for Nintendo's next…