{"id":2259,"date":"2011-02-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jboitnott.com\/free-internet-for-the-whole-world\/"},"modified":"2020-04-21T19:06:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-21T19:06:56","slug":"free-internet-for-the-whole-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jboitnott.com\/zh\/free-internet-for-the-whole-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Internet For The Whole World!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1092\" title=\"ahumanright\" src=\"https:\/\/jboitnott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/ahumanright.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"397\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For those of us who live in the developed world, internet access has become pretty much a given. It\u2019s become so ubiquitous that we almost expect to have it at all times and in all places, but even in this \u201cInformation Age,\u201d the majority of the world\u2019s population lacks access to the internet \u2013 either because service isn\u2019t available where they are, or they can\u2019t afford it. Kosta Grammatis has a plan, however. Through his charity group <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ahumanright.org\/\">ahumanright.org<\/a>, Grammatis aims to set up a network of satellites that will provide free internet access to everyone in the world. He\u2019s starting by attempting to buy a single used satellite that\u2019s already in orbit and moving it to a location above a developing country.<\/p>\n<p>The spacecraft in question is the Terrestar-1 communications satellite. Given that the company that owns it, Terrestar, has recently filed for bankruptcy, it may soon be up for sale. Grammatis\u2019s plan is to raise US$150,000, so that his group can put together a business plan for funders, process the legal and business aspects of submitting a bid, and hire engineers to figure out how to move and repurpose the satellite. At the time of this publishing, he has raised a total of $37,687.<\/p>\n<p>Once it has the money, ahumanright.org will make a bid on Terrestar-1, begin developing a low-cost modem, acquire an orbital parking spot and radio wave spectrum, and draw up plans with partner governments. The final phase of the project would involve actually moving the satellite into position over a partner country or countries, distributing the modems, and beginning service.<\/p>\n<p>Grammatis says that the idea first came to him at Palomar 5, a think tank for 30 people under the age of 30 that took place in Berlin. There, he heard the story of Malawi\u2019s William Kamkwamba.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Re-inventing the wheel isn\u2019t something we would wish upon anyone, but William Kamkwamba\u2019s story provides an example of the information disparity slowing down progress for the brightest minds. William couldn\u2019t afford the US$80 per year it cost to attend school so he spent his time at the library instead \u2026 over the span of four years he re-invented the windmill to provide himself with electricity. He shared his first Google experience with journalists: \u2018He said, Do you know Google? and I said, What animal is a Google? And when I Googled windmill I found there was millions of applications! I said, Where was this Google all this time?!\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of us who live in the developed world, internet access has become pretty much a given. 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