Feb 16 2011: Very interesting issue Giorio, I would to build on the comment made by Carlos to to turn attention to another dimension: securing internet access to "underdeveloped" areas is important not only for promoting growth of these areas but more important to empower those people to participate in the development of the whole country/world. Methods like collaborative work and crowdsourcing are now proven in many cases around the world to be effective in leveraging internet to enable the public to participate in making decisions about the way they want to live, from politics to public service (need to mention revolutions?!). So, by providing internet access in such areas, we are not only helping in making the lives of those people better off but also we are helping them to speak out and "spread their ideas" about how to make the whole country/world better off.
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