MobileTelecenters.com takes internet and telecommunications to Philippines schools and villages
in self-contained, wireless enabled, mobile telecentres built on the famous national mode of transport - the three wheeled motorcycle called a Trike.
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In the urban regions of Manila's metropolis, 5 young Filipinos are building the country's first mobile, self-contained, wireless telecentre. The students are all graduates of the Philippines 1st telecenter, GLOW, which launched in 2000. They have designed a new and innovative approach of delivering ICT learning combined with a sustainable model, to communities that typically have no access to these services..
Trikes are the three wheeled motorcycles, which are the most common mode of local transport in The Philippines after the famous Jeepney.
Trikes set to become eTrikes
The eTrike is a fully self contained mobile, wireless telecentre which travels into urban communities in Manila and provides youth with access to participate in new digital ICT technologies, basic computer lessons and an introduction to the internet. We charge a small fee for our service and also sustain our social business by offering a variety of paid services .....such as cell phone repairs, internet access, recharge services and more.....
We offer a range of services to the urban communities we operate in, within Manila including the following: