One third of the world has no internet connection, but researchers are proposing — and testing — airborne communications stations that may someday play a role in providing access to people in rural areas or disaster zones. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Mariette DiChristina, dean of the College of Communication at Boston University, about high altitude telecommunications platforms.
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