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To: Richard Habib who wrote (17559)	9/3/1998 12:47:00 AM
From: IanBruce	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213182

Well they may have wide spread TV in S. Africa Yes, I was being a smart ass -- but I couldn't let a statement like "Africans... don't have TV" go unchallenged. ... but I didn't notice many TVs in working class hovels or the villages in Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, Angola, Somalia etc. Wow. Sounds like we've got the same travel agent... Seriously, in some communities, television is like theatre -- with large groups watching a single set. It means the viewer demographics may well resemble a small community in the States. Even here in the States, television is more popular than telephones (98% vs. 97% of U.S. households) -- possibly because wireless broadcast doesn't require the same level of infrastructure. Basically, where you have electricity, you'll find television. It's insidious. nor have I heard of many TVs in most other poor countries. Sorry Rich, I've got a BIG problem with THAT statement. Where do you think most of these things are manufactured? Do you think they export every one? Do you have any idea how powerful a political tool television is? And how would you classify India? Poor country? What's television's penetration there? Ian Bruce New York, NY

To: Richard Habib who wrote (17559)	9/3/1998 11:09:00 AM
From: BillHoo	Respond to of 213182

<<wide spread TV in S. Africa but I didn't notice many TVs in working class hovels or the villages in Nigeria, Kenya, Algeria, Angola, Somalia etc. nor have I heard of many TVs in most other poor countries>> Don't forget Mozambique! When I was in the Army Signal Academy in 1993, we had a Mazambique Communications Officer in our class. He offered me $500 for my used 25 inch color TV that I bought for $60. Another note. He also offered me $4000 for my six year old Mac SE30 with 40 MB HD. I didn't take the offers because I thought I might get arrested by the military for dealing technology to foreign nationals. Bill_H