On Fri, 30 Jun 2000 00:41:37 +0200, Anthony Atkielski
<anthony(_at_)atkielski(_dot_)com> 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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