By Richard C. Paddock and Dera Menra Sijabat, NYT

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Indonesia: When learning is really remote

Students climb trees and travel miles for a mobile signal in the archipelago

Teara Noviyani, 19; Siti Salma, 13; and Fitri Zahrotul, 15, studying on the side of a road in Kenalan, Indonesia. The cell reception is strong enough there to download their school assignments.

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