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The UN Technology Bank for Least Developed Countries is now a member of A4AI.
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Inability to afford a basic smartphone device could mean being cut off from vital information and services.
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The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), the leading global advocate for affordable broadband access, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.