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Europe's refugee crisis: How one Wi-Fi network is offering a lifeline for Lesbos migrants

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Created on Thursday, 17 March 2016 10:24

The first question asked by refugees arriving in Lesbos is: "What country am I in?" The second is usually: "Where can I get Wi-Fi?"

That's been the experience of Evert Bopp, founder and CEO of Disaster Tech Lab (DTL), an Irish charity dedicated to deploying communication networks in disaster-hit areas.

DTL's current mission is building and maintaining a free Wi-Fi network on the Greek island of Lesbos, a main access point into Europe for refugees fleeing war-torn areas in the Middle East.

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