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Subject:The Internet and the rest of the world From:stamankr -at- JMU -dot- EDU Date:Sat, 26 Jun 1999 17:01:13 -0500
Does anyone know how accessible Internet sites are to individuals living
outside of the US (especially in areas like Africa, the former USSR and
Asia)? Is cost a prohibitive factor, and are there communicaiton problems
such as the phone lines suddenly flickering out (can the phone lines in
some of these areas even accomodate Internet traffic/access)?