Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Companies Paying for Homeless "Hotspots"

A company in the US state of Texas is giving homeless people mobile modems to help patrons of the South by Southwest music and film festival to connect online.

The firm behind the idea says it is an opportunity for the homeless to earn money and meet people.
But critics argue that it is degrading and takes advantage of people when they are down on their luck.

John Terrett reports with 2 minute video from Washington:

www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/03/2012313223927421528.html