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b'ABSTRACT\\xa0
Rhizomatica\\u2019s mission is to increase access to mobile telecommunications to the over 2 billion people without affordable coverage and the 700 million with none at all. Giovanni will share his Mexican experience with us, showcasing how they managed to install a local cellular network, providing the indigenous community of Villa Talea de Castro \\u2013 located in the northern mountain range of Oaxaca \\u2013 with \\u201cunlimited local calls and messages, long distance and international calls at a cost of up to 98 percent less than [that] offered by other telephone service providers.\\u201d \\xa0
BIO\\xa0
Giovanni Civardi is an all-round System Engineer, Linux expert, and UNIX fan. He worked in many different environments and countries, from the comfortable Amsterdam to the crazy Oaxaca where he co-founded in 2013 the NGO\\xa0Rhizomatica. Rhizomatica\\u2019s mission is to increase access to mobile telecommunications to the over 2 billion people without affordable coverage and the 700 million with none at all.'