THE JUASUN.NET STORY

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THE JUASUN.NET STORY
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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION / LAND AREA / POPULATION
Mara is one of Tanzania Mainland's northen most
regions. It borders the Republic of Uganda and
Kenya in the north. It lies between latitudes
1 0' and 2 31' south of the Equator and
between langitudes 33 10' and 35 15' east of
Greenwich. The region has a total surface area
of 30,150 sq. kms. Of this area 10,584 sq. kms is
water area covered mainly by lake Nyaza
(victoria). Total land area of 19,566 sq.
kms. Population is 1,368,602 Villages 429,
Districts 5. Urban population is 12. Per capita
GDP is 226 USD. Average percent contribution to
national GDP is 3.45
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A VISIT A DREAM A VISIT A DECISION
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802.11 FHSS Outdoor
DIALUP
9.6-33.6Kbps
2Mbps
TEK
Broadband
E-mails, website hosted in Musoma
TTCL, bandwidth provider / co-location
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• END USERS
• Individuals
• Internet Cafes
• NGOs
• Religious
• Government
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Youth Centres
• Private Companies

THE EDUCATION BUSINESS
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CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES IN THE PATH
TO SUISTAINABILITY
AND EXPANSION

• Capital / Investors
• Regulatory Issues VOIP
• Technical Knowledge and Career Growth
• Technical Equipments
• Suppliers and Support Far Away
• Bank Lending Rates

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• METHODS OF SURVIVAL
• Spirit of Sacrifice with Contribution Juasun
  Members
• Investor Friends Who Believe in Afrika
• Government Landlord
• No tax / import duty on computer and accessories
• Friends books
• Internet mailing lists / white papers /
  journals / suppliers support
• TTCL

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• WISH LIST
• A working relationship with universities for
  Juasun members
• further studies
• Venture Capital for Expansion
• Lightning and Radio signal testing equipment
• Server for collaboration of work on Kiswahili
  Open Source
• Research on Outdoor Wireless for Rural Areas
• Bandwidth and Email Backup, Website Mirroring
• More Juasuns

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JUASUN.NET, THE NEVER ENDING STORY
Asanteni
Karibuni Tanzania.
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