A Nepali teacher has finally turned his dream into reality by connecting his remote mountain community to the internet.

In 2001 Mahabir Pun wrote to the BBC World Service's technology programme, then known as 'Go Dig'. He wanted to connect his village to the internet after the local high school received four used computers as a gift from students in Australia.

However, the lack of a phone line in the village made an internet connection almost impossible.

The only viable option was a satellite connection but the cost of this was beyond his means.

He went on to write an article for BBC News Online asking listeners for advice and received many responses from people all around the world offering their solutions.

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