I'm not much for politics, but when people are smuggling "internet in a suitcase" into hostile territory and deploying their own wifi hotspots compliments of the US government it catches my attention..
The Obama administration is backing these projects, one of which was a "shadow" cell phone network in Afghanistan that utilized towers on military bases and had a price tag around $50 million. The state department is also funding wireless networks to enable protesters in countries such as Iran, Syria, and Libya to communicate outside of what their governments allow..
Wireless networks allow protesters to be heard and to communicate on a global scale and not to be restricted by what their government's will allow. The fact that the Obama administration is backing these projects is remarkable to me and actually for once puts me on his side..
Do you think that the US Government should be funding these projects? Let me know...
Tier III- Not into politics, but these projects put me on Obama's side...
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