Lack of information is one element and indicator of poverty. Insuficient education and information remain the main causes of the Cycle of poverty. In spite of the declared political will to reduce poverty, the citizens of Southeast Europe, the poorest region in Europe, are systematically denied the right to information, education and communications, through restricted access to telecommunications.

Cheap communications, for example, enabled the poor fishermen in India to increase their earnings manifold. "For less then a penny per minute, the lowest price in mobile telephony in the world, farmers from remote areas can check the prices of their produce in the local markets, to know where they could sell their goods at best prices. They can follow the global trends through internet services, provided by mobile telephone operators, and check the prices of pumpkins and bananas in London or Chicago”, reports the Washington Post in its cover story on revolution that mobile phones started in the fight against poverty in India. Read full report

The 3rd Southeastern Europe Broadband Conference and Expo that gathered world leading vendors, regional operators, service providers, regulatory agencies, channel partners, and the corporate customer sector in the extensive coverage of Southeastern Europe\'s telecommunications industry transition in the internet era, concludes its work today in Belgrade.

The International Conference `ICT Infrastructure and Industry in Accelerated Economic Development` will be held May 14-16 in Tuzla, with over 300 participants from Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Moldova, Austria, Slovenia Romania and B&H.

On.net is one of the most prominent internet service providers now trying to move into other areas of telecommunications. It has already signed the interconnection agreement with incumbent operator of fixed land-lines, Macedonian Telecommunications. Also, On.net has been involved in a variety of corporate responsibility operations and activities. We talked to Predrag Cemerikic, the General Manager of On.net.

The internet is a global public space that must be open, affordable and accessible to all. As more and more people gain access to this space, many remain excluded. Like the process of globalisation with which it has been closely intertwined, the spread of internet access takes place with uneven results and often exacerbates social and economic inequalities.