Who are the information-poor?

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The sections:

Introduction

1: How widely is the Net cast?

2: Rich net or poor net?

3: Who's wiring Africa?

4: What is at stake?

5: Back to community

Table 1: Multimedia access: top 40 territories compared

Table 2: Connectivity in Africa

Glossary

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