On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 00:41:37 +0200, Anthony Atkielski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> If they are that lacking in mere wires, they probably aren't in a position
> to profit from access to the Internet in the first place. That is, if they
> lack telephones (and that's all they need for broadband, or at least it's
> the better part of the battle), why would they be surfing the Web? First
> things first.
The fact that they lack wires doesn't mean they lack telephones.
Remember that wires are expensive to pull, especially for those 3 houses
out on the far side of the mountain down the dirt road.
> Countries without landlines are not going to be a part of the global economy
> unless they upgrade in a major way very soon.
You got this wrong. Countries without *connectivity* will be screwed. There's
no *obvious* requirement that there be a landline involved.
Having said that, I'm *not* a WAP proponent. ;)
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Valdis Kletnieks
Operating Systems Analyst
Virginia Tech
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