In an October 9, 2015, MTV news article, [? Melita ?] [? Sunjic ?], a United Nations Relief and Works Agency senior public information officer, stated that at refugee camps immigrants not only ask where to eat and sleep, but also where they can get Wi-Fi and is it possible to help them charge their phones? For example-- a music teacher named Osama [INAUDIBLE], who migrated from Syria to Belgrade, Serbia, told the New York Times on August 25th, 2015 that "every time I go to a new country I buy a SIM card, activate the internet and download the map to locate myself". Mr. [INAUDIBLE] acknowledges that, "I get stressed out when the battery even starts to get low".

The need for internet access can spur creative solutions. When refugees experience connectivity problems after crossing the border into Croatia, Louise [? Duwast, ?] a digital news associate for ABC News, described a unique fix on September 22. 2015. [INAUDIBLE] Project Open Network, a tech startup, sent volunteers carrying backpacks with mobile Wi-Fi devices creating human hotspots.