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The following is an extract from the weekly Nua Internet Surveys. Doug M ******************************************************************** EDITORIAL - Free ISPs March South - Sorcha Ni hEilidhe <http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial.html> ******************************************************************** On June 6th representatives from 12 different countries across Europe will refuse to go online or use their telephone services for one day in protest against unfair telephone charges for Internet access in Europe. With the Free ISP model marching boldly south from it's birthplace in the UK to mainland Europe, Europeans may not have to protest in six months time. The proliferation of Free ISPs who are also offering reduced, flat-rate or free telephone charges in off peak times is altering the face of the European Telecom landscape. This week Sega teamed up with BT to launch a pan-European subscription free Internet access for Europeans. SEGA are the first global electronics company to become an Internet Service provider. The plan is to bundle a browser and modem with the console and then offer free Internet access through televisions. Users will go online for the price of a local telephone call. BT invested in a pan-European network earlier this year and have access to dial IP access in almost every European country. The service will include free email and access to chat areas as the site develops. Plans are to make Dreamcast, currently retailing for UK199, the ultimate home entertainment package for the family. As the project develops SEGA plan to offer online shopping and gaming facilities. The free ISP model was born in the UK in September last year when Dixons, an eletronics store, started to offer free subscription to the Internet with the purchase of a PC. Within two months Freeserve were the largest ISP in the country with over 1 million users. For the full article please see: <http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial.html> For editorial archives please see: <http://www.nua.ie/surveys/analysis/weekly_editorial/archives/index.htm l>
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