The State Department is funding mesh networks in Tunisia and Cuba

The Tunisian city of Sayada now has an innovative new mesh network, thanks to a $2.3 million grant from the State Department. In the case of severe web blocking, like Tunisians faced in 2011, mesh networks could be the citizens' only means of digital communications. Still, the promise of open communications has led the State Department to invest heavily in the networks, also funding pilot projects in Detroit and New York.

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