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To: ChinuSFO who wrote (29850)	8/22/1999 2:58:00 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

Thank you for that insight. It is very valuable information. A company is valued by it's brand recognition...go AOL! Wouldn't be surprised to see AOL have special low pricing for these "community" circumstances.

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (29850)	8/22/1999 3:12:00 PM
From: Rascal	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

prnewswire.com Hope you can link to this newsweek article on Gates. Boy it costs alot of money to overcome his P.R.!

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (29850)	8/24/1999 1:07:00 AM
From: tom offenbach	Respond to of 41369

Prugy/Roy, While my attitude toward ubiquitous access may be polyanna...and in the short term unrealistic, history has shown that marketing to the population of underdeveloped nations is desireable by multinational corps(MNC). As Roy stated, there are community centers that 'show' tv content to citizens in small towns. Those centers and the tv's and infrastructure are financed by the MNC's. Setting aside the aspect of preserving regional values, the benefit of this type of initiative is real and documentable. Access to information is the fundamental building block for economic advancement. Prugy, your assumption that the populations of underdeveloped nations are second tier in a global perspective is IMO naieve. India is considered an underdeveloped nation by UNESCO. India also happens to supply US companies with engineering talent who reside in India. This is a result of the fact that access to the Internet enables a more efficient market for labor. This type of market has emerged over the past 24 months. Imagine 10 years from now. BTW - I assume ubiquity in the ability to access the Internet and the rate at which that access can be achieved. My point is that while dial up access might be the only 'free' access now, the market will evolve to support the most efficient connectivity...be it satellite, cable, dial up, power lines, whatever. -t