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<P><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Public access to the internet</FONT></B>
<BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>By Subbiah Arunachalam, M S Swaminathan Research
Foundation, Chennai, India</FONT> <BR><A
href="http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/127973/1/"><U><FONT
face=Tahoma color=#0000ff
size=2>http://www.digitalopportunity.org/article/view/127973/1/</FONT></U></A>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>The advent of the Internet brought with it hitherto
unheard of possibilities for human creativity, information access, and global
communication. When did these possibilities actually translate into widespread
public access to the Internet? It is difficult to specify a date, but one can
identify a few key developments and the key actors behind those developments.
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>(Source: Word Matters: multicultural perspectives on
information societies. This book, which has been coordinated by Alain Ambrosi,
Valérie Peugeot and Daniel Pimienta was released on November 5, 2005 by C &
F Éditions).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>--</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Atanu
Garai</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>Knowledge Coordinator - ICT</FONT>
<BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>OWSA</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>New Delhi
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