Long-Distance Telecommunication in remote Poor Areas From Partnerships and Implementation to Sustainability Martin J. Murillo, Juan A. Paco, and David Wright Figure 1. The health posts and health centers of three remote rural villages and one town were linked with each other through high-speed digital data communication links. Line of sight distance from one point to the other ranges between 25 and 40 km (15 and 24 miles). Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MTS.2015.2396048 Date of publication: 23 March 2015 MARCH 2015 ∕ IEEE TEchnology and SocIETy MagazInE 1932-4529/©2015IEEE 19