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Macedonia Connects

By John Paul
Created Sep 27 2005 - 15:42
Managing Organization: Academy for Educational Development (AED)

Managing Organization URL:
http://www.aed.org/ [1]


Contact Email: info@mkconnects.org

Contact Phone: +389-2-309-1651

Contact Address: 11A Londonska Ul. Skopje, Macedonia 1000


Activity URL:
http://www.mkconnects.org [2]


Affiliated Organizations: USAID, AED, On.net


Related URLs:
http://www.on.net.mk/


Activity Description: With the support of USAID’s Last Mile Initiative, Macedonia has become the first all broadband wireless country in the world. In a country almost completely covered by mountains and where 42% of the population lives in rural areas, all of the schools have been connected to the Internet. As a direct result of the project, access to the Internet will decline from $125 USD per month to $15-20 USD per month. At the same time, a program to sell computers at a very low cost is underway where people will be able to purchase a computer and have Internet access plus Voice over IP telephony for less than $20 USD per month as a bundled package. Through a public-private partnership with ISP On.net, the majority of Macedonians now have affordable access to ICTs.

Source URL:
http://www.nextbillion.net//activitycapsule/1379