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    1. "We would have saved her life": mobile telephony in an island village in Papua New Guinea

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Watson, Amanda H.A. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    Papua New Guinea
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 180 Document Number: C36112
    Journal Title:
    Ejournalist
    Journal Title Details:
    10(2) : 107-127
    Notes:
    Open access refereed journal.

    2. A blind curve on the info highway?

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Schulken, Mary (author / Charlotte Observer)
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2009-02-20
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C28841
    Journal Title:
    Charlotte Observer (North Caroline)
    Notes:
    Via online issues. 2 pages., Author alerts readers to a move to "put the mapping for where service is needed in the hands of Connected Nation, a company representing big telecommunications companies."

    4. An alternative to rural broadband grants: the Rural Fiber Fund

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Daily, Geoff (author) and App-Rising.com
    Format:
    Commentary
    Publication Date:
    2009-01-19
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C28744
    Notes:
    2 pages., Argues for government support of fiber optics as the best approach to broadband services in rural areas.

    7. Civil rights and civil liberties groups protest negative impact on low-income, minority and rural residents in proposals for Universal Telephone Service

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Media Access Project, Washington, D.C.
    Format:
    News release
    Publication Date:
    1996-12-19
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: C25741
    Notes:
    Via MAP web site. 2 pages.

    8. Drishtee Telecenter Initiative

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Bhatnagar, Subhash (author), Dewan, Anika (author), Torres, Magui Moreno (author), Kanungo, Parameeta (author), and World Bank, Washington, D.C.
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    2003
    Published:
    India
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36945
    Notes:
    Empowerment Case Studies. 7 pages., Recipient of the "Most Promising Social Enterprise Award 2002" by Digital Partners USA and the "Best Information and Communication Technology Story Award" by the International Institute for Communications and Development (IICD) and Infodev (World Bank).