"In India, we use call boxes to connect people on the street to our live Internet information service. Here, the Question Box is a simple telephone intercom which requires no literacy or computer skills. Users place a free call by pushing the green button. They connect to an Operator sitting in front of a computer with internet acess. Users ask the operator questions in their local language. The operator goes online and finds their answers, translating English results back into the local language. The physical Question Box units have gone through several design cycles. They now can run completely off the grid, using mobile phone and solar technologies."
- Anton Noginov х
from Bookmarklet