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Internet activist: Why I want to buy a satellite

By Alice Hlidkova

19 January 2011

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Satellite solution

Access to the internet is a human right, says Kosta Grammatis, who wants to buy a satellite to get the whole world online

You want to buy a communications satellite that is in orbit around the Earth. Why?

To bring internet access to millions of people who can’t, currently, get online.

How will buying a satellite help when billions of people don’t have phones or computers to access the internet?

The cost of computing continues to decrease substantially. In India, for example, they are rolling out the $12 laptop. Some people in developing countries spend half their disposable…

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