Even as state, county and city Webmasters concentrate on the basics-implementing the technology, building an audience and beefing up the infrastructure-they already are exploring ways to push the technology to its limits rather than just replicating radio or TV broadcasts online.

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Xela Teco builds environmentally friendly technology that can be used to bring survival basics to poverty-stricken villages in the Mayan highlands: clean water, electricity and fuel.

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Now, it appears that they want their leaders to focus on the basics: creating better-paying jobs, protecting the population, expanding trade, improving access to technology, developing infrastructure in rural areas, and improving relations with foreign countries and trade partners.

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