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  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Focus Area 1 – ACCESS: Connecting people everywhere
  • Focus Area 2 – ADOPTION: Empowering communities
  • Focus Area 3 – VALUE CREATION: Building digital ecosystems
  • Focus Area 4 – ACCELERATE: Incentivising investments
  • Pledging for Universal Meaningful Connectivity
  • Moving Forward
  • Acknowledgments
  • List of References
  • Examples of potential P2C pledges
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List of References

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