FONTEOne of the richest people in the world is now doing his part to help get technology in the hands of the poor
Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim, one of the richest men in the world, recently announced his plan to offer "hundreds of thousands" of notebooks to children in Mexico. He is ready to contribute up to $70 million to the program in 2007.
Slim initially promised as many as 250,000 low-cost notebooks this year and the possibility of as many as 1 million notebooks in 2008 -- with an average cost of $250 to $300 each. Slim expects the cost of the notebooks to lower over time, but did not offer specific estimates.
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