The "Buy This Satellite" campaign

[tamuin]

I am not sure that this is exactly the right forum for this, but I found it interesting and though others here might find it interesting too (it is definitely "Free-To-Air").

There is a group trying to buy a used sat to provide internet access to the Middle East and Africa:

'Buy This Satellite': Ensuring Internet and Texting Access in Egypt - TIME
ahumanright.org: internet for everyone.