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  • Cumbria Community Launches Own Public ISP


    24 November, 2009, by Desire Athow

    Our Comments
    Maybe this is the way forward. A public broadband service provider that offers free broadband or internet to its local residents. Unlike water or electricity, once the initial outlay is met, the cost of maintaining the service is relatively low and there is no raw material per se.

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    Desire Athow
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    Desire Athow
    on 24 November, 2009

    Désiré Athow is the Content Editor of ITProPortal.com and has been reporting on technology and telecommunication since 1999. You can follow him on Twitter.
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