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Friday, January 17, 2003
Web without wires reaches out in Bangladesh - Waliur Rahman, BBC
A project is underway to use a wireless network to extend internet net access to rural areas of Bangladesh. Until now the students and staff of the Bangladesh Agricultural University have used a modem and unreliable phone lines to connect to the net, making it difficult for them to keep abreast of developments in their specialist fields. Using the net involved a long-distance phone call to the capital Dhaka. But, from today, they will enjoy fast internet access via a wireless link to Dhaka, thanks to a project funded by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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