To get links to flood-ravaged regions of Pakistan, the ITU has installed 100 satellite terminals
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Internet Users To Exceed Two Billion People By Year End
More and more people are utilising the Internet, with a third of the world's population expected to have some form of Internet access by the end of this year
EC Agrees New Measures For Digital Agenda
The European Commission has adopted several new measures in a bid to fulfil its goal of giving every European access to broadband by 2013
ITU Calls For Global Action On Broadband Inclusion
The International Telecommunication Union says that broadband is a basic civil right, and half the world should have access by 2015
ITU Boss Calls For Broadband Development
In the developing world, the price of broadband is holding back economic development, warns the head of the ITU
UN Tech Experts Help Pakistan Flood Victims
Around 945 victims have been given access to mobile and satellite calls to connect with friends and families abroad
ITU Wants Half The World Online By 2015
The ITU has stepped up demands for nations to extend broadband networks and deliver a "global information society"
Four In Five People Consider Internet A Human Right
A new survey for the BBC World Service finds that four in five people consider Internet access to be a fundamental human right
UN Says New IT Infrastructure Key To Recovery
Investment in next-generation networks and other IT infrastructure will have benefits for the whole economy, according to a UN report