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Today I read that 80% of the world's population lives within range of a cell phone network. (source: AT&T CEO looks toward mobility for growth at CNET)
A while back I read something that suggested cellphones could help end global poverty. (source: Can the Cellphone Help End Global Poverty? at the New York Times)
A while back I also came across a reference to a company named TerraNet. TerraNet has built an application for "areas without landline connection or mobile-network coverage, where mobile phones equipped with TerraNet technology will form their own network and communicate directly with each other."
Now then, I suspect that the 20% of folks living out of range of a cell phone network are living in poverty. I worry about poverty. And so I ask myself: why not give 20% of the world's population a mobile phone equipped with TerraNet technology? What might happen then?
Just something to think about.
