An addition to the Open Spectrum FAQ: Why Open Spectrum Matters: The End of the Broadcast Nation. Also, check out my list of articles relating to Open Public Networks.
4:29:21 PM    

Wow - a bicycle-powered, portable, Linux-based ruggedized WiFi boxes that are connecting refugee villages in Laos to the Internet and to each other. Donate!
10:53:08 PM    

Giant, ball-shaped airships called stratellites may soon glide along in the stratosphere carrying transmitters that beam broadband wireless signals to the earthlings on the ground. By Xeni Jardin. [Wired News] - A way to connect the dots in Africa?
6:01:31 PM    

Back in Wired magazine's heyday, I especially enjoyed Nicholas Negroponte's back-page articles. I was especially annoyed when they were replaced by an advertorial. I'm sure this changed around the time of the :CueCat debacle. Anyway, David F. brought this article by Negroponte to my attention. The lily pad metaphor perfectly illustrates how open public networks will be built. Thanks David!
10:44:50 AM    

Perhaps stratospheric balloons could be used in Africa to filll the gaps in fibre coverage?
10:25:47 AM    

From Slashdot: Another Stab At Internet Access By Satellite - I've made a list of user experiences with satelite internet access from those posts.
10:52:36 AM    

I love solutions like this: using 2-way radio to build a network in Guinea, West Africa, for offices over 375 miles (600 kilometers) apart!
1:47:09 PM