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Internet access is cheap and fast.
The politicians give a damn. It's nothing like Japan. The parties may be over, but Bit Valley's original Net evangelist hasn't stopped preaching to kindred entrepreneurial spirits. In June we showed you the importance of Japan's wireless Web. This month we show you the startups that are making it happen.