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Othernet broadcast carousel. The Othernet broadcast is broken into three categories: the Queue, Sponsored Content, and the Core Archive. Content in the Queue is decided via votes on Whiteboard as well as requests via the Othernet Facebook page. Othernet plans to expand the avenues through which it is able to receive requests for content. Anyone can view what is being broadcast on Othernet at any time.
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is a broadcast data company that was previously known as
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Othernet has stated three specific goals when developing
Othernet: to provide information without censorship for educational and emergency purposes. They have stated that they plan to provide information about "news, civic information, commodity prices, weather, construction plans for open source
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Originally a device called the "Lantern" (previously known as Pillar), a data receiver and media storage system, was designed and developed by
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Internet connection is down for any reason.
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Othernet project is raising funds to expand globally, in order to reach third world countries or populations lacking basic access to the Internet. The amount of funds necessary to kickstart the project was US$ 200,000. By 8 June 2015, $ 628,305 had been raised.
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