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Sky-High Internet Café Opens  

Posted May 6, 08 4:36 PM CDT in World,  Technology    Editor's Choice

(newser) – The Olympic torch is bringing more than controversy on its round-the-world trek—it’s also responsible for the world’s highest Internet café, the People's Daily reports. China Mobile built the communications center at Mount Everest's 17,000-foot-high base camp to ensure communications for relay teams as the torch scales the mountain.

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Sky-High Internet Café Opens
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, the snow-covered Base Camp of Mt. Qomolangma, the Chinese name for Mount Everest, at the altitude of 5,200 meters, May 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Soinam Norbu)
Sky-High Internet Café Opens
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, staff members lay a flag of the Olympic logo at the base camp of Mt. Qomolangma, China's name for Everest, April 30, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Soinam Norbu)
Sky-High Internet Café Opens
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, weather observers for the Beijing Olympic torch relay on Mt. Qomolangma, China's name for Everest, make records at the base camp, April 29, 2008.   (AP Photo/Xinhua, Soinam Norbu)
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