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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (1259)	3/18/2000 2:56:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Respond to of 1471

All villages to get Internet connectivity within 18 months: Naidu Hyderabad, March 18: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Saturday that within 12 to 18 months all the villages in Andhra Pradesh would have Internet facility. Inaugurating the first private sector gateway to be launched by Technet, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) here, Naidu said he was for using information technology to eradicate poverty faster than the traditional methods, which could take up to 50 years. He said unlike the common perception that IT was only for the rich, the poor people in many countries, including Bangladesh had begun using cell phones in rural areas to improve their productivity and market their produce. In the state, IT was used effectively in the registration department and now it was proposed to provide 18 services under one roof using computers. Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of State for Urban Development Bandaru Dattatraya said the IT industry must address itself to providing content in local language, which was also relevant for the country. He said the government had permitted ISPs to have their own gateways to bring in competition, efficiency, bring down costs and make these services more affordable to the common man. Technet Managing Director I. Chandrashekar Rao said the infrastructure would add to the additional communications infrastructure required for the country. The company would test various services like telemedicine, primary diagnostic care, online education?primary to higher?through the internet and study the impact on rural and remote segments on these services -India Today india-today.com