The U.S. State Department will be funding an anti-jamming program for the BBC World Service in repressive regimes. But statements given before Parliament show that the real target is China's "Great Firewall."
The cash-strapped BBC World Service has a new patron: The United States State Department. The State Department has made an informal arrangement to send hundreds of thousands of dollars to the BBC in order to develop high-tech anti-jamming tools for television and internet services. It appears the money is being spent to help the BBC World Service circumvent China's "Great Firewall."
At the moment, the BBC World Service is being jammed in China, Libya, Iran and a host of other nations. While the amount of money--described by The Guardian as a “low six-figure sum” (in British pounds?)--might sound small, the BBC World Service is currently in financial shambles following austerity measures and defunding. Fast Company has...
The cash-strapped BBC World Service has a new patron: The United States State Department. The State Department has made an informal arrangement to send hundreds of thousands of dollars to the BBC in order to develop high-tech anti-jamming tools for television and internet services. It appears the money is being spent to help the BBC World Service circumvent China's "Great Firewall."
At the moment, the BBC World Service is being jammed in China, Libya, Iran and a host of other nations. While the amount of money--described by The Guardian as a “low six-figure sum” (in British pounds?)--might sound small, the BBC World Service is currently in financial shambles following austerity measures and defunding. Fast Company has...
- 3/21/2011
- by Neal Ungerleider
- Fast Company
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