ARTICLE: Africa, Offline: Waiting for the Web, By RON NIXON, New York Times, July 22, 2007

Interesting stat on Internet connection WRT Africa.

The piece illustrates a key provision from C.K. Prahalad's "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid": find the reasonable affordable price and then simply figure out how to make it happen at that price--at a profit. Often, this involves simplifying the service quite a bit, but half a loaf is better than none.

Thanks to Jarrod Myrick for sending this.