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13 July 2012 at 12 : 38 PM
Brazil starts free broadband tests
The Brazilian government will start testing free public broadband this coming Saturday (14). ...
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29 June 2011 at 15 : 59 PM
Case study: Brazilian NGO fights digital divide
Public and private sector organizations are teaming up to bridge the digital exclusion experienced by millions of Brazilians. In the second instalment of a two-part article, digital inclusion specialist and coordinator for institutional relations at NGO Rede Marista de Solidariedade, Alexandre Siqueira Mesquita, talks about how the organization is ...
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28 June 2011 at 16 : 16 PM
Digital inclusion in Brazil: a social right
Both government and society are now realizing the need to bridge the digital divide currently experienced by millions of Brazilians. Digital inclusion specialist and coordinator for institutional relations at NGO Rede Marista de Solidariedade, Alexandre Siqueira Mesquita, talks about the progress made so far in a two-part guest article for IT Decisions. ...
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22 June 2011 at 15 : 57 PM
Broadband is going mobile in Brazil
New data released yesterday suggests that broadband Brazil is growing fast. More than 15 million new connections were activated in the past year leading to approximately 42 million broadband connections at present. ...
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14 April 2011 at 10 : 52 AM
Government could help telcos boost broadband speed
The Brazilian government could offer subsidies to telecommunications firms in order to meet the goals set out in the country's National Broadband Plan. ...
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11 April 2011 at 13 : 32 PM
Dilma wants broadband of at least 1MB
Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff reviewed the National Broadband Plan and wants telecom operators to offer popular broadband connections of at least 1MB for R$35 ($22,19) per month as opposed to the current speeds of 600KB. ...
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23 March 2011 at 13 : 08 PM
Brasilia plans to be a “digital capital”
Plans are in motion to introduce wireless broadband coverage to the entire Brazilian capital and bring web access to the masses. ...
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