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The Dream of a Global Wireless Web

In 2005, Martin Varsavsky, aiming to create a global wireless network, founded FON, a Madrid-based company that’s goal is to unlock the potential power of the social Internet. FON’s gamble is that Internet users will share a portion of their wireless connection with strangers in exchange for access to wireless hotspots controlled by others. Click here for the article about him and his current struggles to make it a reality.