BBC Story about Macedonia Connects - World's First All Broadband Wireless Country

This story by David Reid was created for the British TV show called "Click Online." David came to Macedonia after hearing about what the project had been able to accomplish in a short period of time. This show appeared in November 2005 just prior to the World Summit for Information Societies in Tunis, Tunisia. We received a great deal of worldwide press after this story played on the BBC.

History of the USAID Funded Macedonia Connects Project

This presentation is created by Alex Bilbilov a staff member of the Macedonia Connects project. This video shows our history as a time capsule from beginning to closure.

W2I Conference - Interview with Glenn Strachan

10 Cities With Widespread Wireless Internet by Alyssa Danigelis

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When asked about their picks for the ten cities in the world with free wireless, attendees at the International Summit for Community Wireless Networks in D.C. chuckled. It's not that simple, they responded. Cafes and office buildings might have free wireless, but they're not necessarily part of larger efforts. And, especially in the U.S., municipal wireless has clashed with profit-minded service providers, causing scrapped plans. One workaround: inexpensive mesh networks like FON, Boingo, and Whisher that allow participants to create hotspots wherever they are. So, while you're searching for a signal, broadband wireless activist Glenn Strachan suggests looking to these cities for widespread affordable access:

Dutch Press Article about Macedonia Connects (in Dutch)

Macedonia Connects received world wide press coverage including articles written in the Republic of Georgia, Estonia, Brazil, France and this one from Holland.