Re: Internet access in Liberia

From: Steven G. Huter (sghuter@NSRC.ORG)
Date: Fri Jan 21 2000 - 11:05:12 CST

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Date:         Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:05:12 -0800
From: "Steven G. Huter" <mailto:sghuter@NSRC.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Internet access in Liberia
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    <pre> On Thu, 20 Jan 2000, Tom Hodges wrote:

    > Can anyone offer advice/contacts in this matter?
    ...
    > Please send suggestions to me as Greg has to pay long distance to
    > access email and can't afford a large volume of posts.
    ...
    > I have become a one man task force for the International NGOs to find
    > some way to get Internet access and affordable e-mail. I met with one of
    > the companies yesterday, but things do not sound good. The INGOs are
    > just beginning to look into the possiblity of setting up our own
    > Internet access system.
    >
    > We need to find out what is involved in setting up an Internet server
    > and satellite link. Do you know where I can go to get this kind of
    > information.

    Hello Tom and Greg,

    I work with an organization that provided pro bono technical assistance to get the initial network you describe, up and running in Feb-March 1997. We provided a uucp email feed over dial-up lines from March 1997 until September 1998, when the cut-over to the PAS sat IP link occurred. We also provided some engineering assistance in setting up the satellite link. (See http://www.nsrc.org/db/lookup/ISO=LR for the background details, if you're interested.)

    I've been concerned about what was happening to the many NGO groups that were using the services. If you have someone technically inclined in Monrovia with whom we could work to configure and maintain a server, we'd happy to provide some assistance - pro bono. We also have friends in neighboring countries - Togo, Ghana, la Cote d'Ivoire, etc. who might be willing to help.

    (Btw, Tom, we're neighbors - I'm in Eugene, OR.)

    Regards,

    Steve Huter The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC) University of Oregon http://www.nsrc.org/

    Phone: 541 346 3547

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