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What was the numbe rof Somali internet users in the year 2000?
200
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What was the number of internet users in the year 2011?
106,000
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Goes the number of internet users in Somalia continue to rise or fall?
rise
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What was the number of mobile subscribers in Somalia in 2008?
512,682
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What is the estimated number of mobile subscribers in Somalia in 2015?
6.1 million
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What is the STA?
Somali Telecommunication Association
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What sector does the STC oversee?
ICT sector
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In 2006, who reported that there were over half a million internet users within the territory?
STA
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How many established ISP were within the territory in 2006?
22
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How many cyber cafes were withing the territory in 2006?
234
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As of what year were dial up, wireless , and satellite services available?
2009
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What was the landline growth rate of Somalia in 2009?
12.5%
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What was the flat rate per month for unlimited landline calls in Somalia in the year 2009?
$10 per month
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What was Somalias largest ISP in 2009?
Global Internet Company
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Who was the only provider of dial up service in Somalias SouthCentral regions in 2009?
Global Internet Company
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Mogadishu and Bosaso are what in Somalia?
major cities
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What city in Soalia has the largest nuber of subscribers?
Mogadishu
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Where was the headquarters of the largest wireless internet services?
Mogadishu
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What is another name for Dalcom?
Wanaag HK
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What wsas the satellite internet growth rate as of 2009?
10% to 15% per year
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Dalkom Somalia provided internet over what?
satellite
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Who were one of the main clients of the local satellite service providers?
internet cafes
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As broadband access rose, what happened to the demand for satellite services?
gradually began to fall
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Hormuud Telecom launched what service in 2012?
Tri-Band 3G
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Who was the 3G service for?
internet and mobile clients
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what type of connection was the first of its kind in Somalia?
Tri-Band 3G
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What type of connection does Tri-Band 3G offer its customers?
faster and more secure
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what does 3G stand for?
third generation
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What year did Somalia receive its first fiber optic connection?
2013
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in 2013, an agreement between Hormuud Telecom and Liquid Telecom provided residents access to what type of cable provider?
broadband
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How many miles long is Liquid Telecoms Network?
10,500 mile
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How will the fiber optic connection impact the price for online access for the average user?
more affordable
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Where is Dalcom Somalia currently building a 1000 square mile data center?
Mogadishu
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What place is Catalan named for?
Catalonia
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What type of language is Catalan?
Romance language
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What is Catalan called in Valencia?
Valencian
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Where is Catalan the only official language?
Andorra
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What is the second most often spoken language is Catalonia?
Catalan
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What is the most used language in Catalonia?
Spanish
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What is the type designation of Catalan in Catalonia?
native
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What group spends money to promote the language?
The Generalitat of Catalunya
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What language is promoted in Catalonia?
Catalan
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From what language did Catalan come?
Vulgar Latin
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In what area did Catalan develop?
eastern Pyrenees
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When did Catalan develop in the Eastern Pyrenees?
9th century
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When was Catalan's Golden Age as a dominant language?
Low Middle Ages
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What year started the decline of Catalan as a main language?
1479
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What happened in 1975-1982?
Spanish transition to democracy
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What has this official language state done for Catalan?
increased prestige
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Where is there nothing like this non-state speech community?
Europe
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Besides being the official language and language of education, what other group uses Catalan?
mass media
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What is the division of Catalan dialects?
Eastern and Western
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What is the basic difference between the dialects?
pronunciation
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What is the differenctiation between Catalan and Valencian?
different varieties
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What are Catalan and Valencian assumed to be?
the same language
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What are Catalan and Valencian considered to be in the language?
two standard varieties
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What does Catalan have in common with other Romance languages in the same area?
many traits
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Where is Catalonia located?
Iberian Peninsula
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What other Iberian Romance languages are found in this area?
Spanish and Portuguese
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Besides vocabulary and grammar, what other diffinence is there from other similar area languages?
pronunciation
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What are these similar Latin derived languages called?
Gallo-Romance
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How many genders does Catalan have?
two
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What numbers does Catalan have?
singular, plural
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What style of grammar does Catalan have?
inflectional
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What is used in Catalan as word endings that is different from other similar Romance languages?
consonants
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What is Catalan the derivitive of?
Catalonia
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What is the Latin for Calalunya?
Gathia Launia
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Where did the Catalan people originate?
March of Gothia
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What is the root word from which Catalonia comes?
Gothia
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When did the reference Catelaner first appear?
mid 14th century
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What is a Catalan person called in the 15th century?
Catellain
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What language is the source of the term Catellain?
French
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What is the language source of the term Catelaner?
English
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Since what year has this term been used?
1652
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Where is Valencia used instead of Catalan?
Valencian Community
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What are Catalan and Valencian the names for?
the same language
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What affect does different pronunciations in the two areas of Catalan speakers produce?
dialects
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What language did Catalan descend from?
Vulgar Latin
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When had Catalan covered the eastern end of the Pyrenees?
9th century
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Besides the Pyrenees, what area had Catalan covered by the 9th century?
Hispania Tarraconensis
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Who broadened their territory and the use of Catalan in the 8th century?
Catalan counts
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When did the County of Barcelona separate from the Carolengian Empire?
988
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When did macaronic Latin start showing signs of Catalan?
11th century
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When did texts begin to appear solely in Romance?
by 1080
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To what language did Catalan display similarities?
Gallo-Romance
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What Gallo-Romance language did Old Catalan separate from?
Old Occitan
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When did Catalan rulers broaden their territory to north of the Ebro River?
11th and 12th centuries
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When did the Catalan rulers take over Valencia and the Balearic Islands?
13th century
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When Catalan reach Sardinia?
14th century
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Where did the Catalan language reach in the 15th century?
Murcia
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When did Murcia become Spanish speaking?
15th century
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When was the golden age of Catalan?
Low Middle Ages
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Where was the center of the Crown of Aragon?
city of Valencia
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What was the official language of Sicily until the 15th century?
Catalan
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Until what century was Catalan used as the official language in Sardinia?
17th
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Who called Catalan one of the great languages?
Costa Carreras
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Who wrote Tirant lo Blanc?
Martorell
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What kind of tale was Tirant lo Blanc?
chivalry
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To what does Matorell's work show a transition?
Renaissance values
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What other writer showed a transition to the Renaissance?
Metge
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