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IP: Houston citizens get free e-mail Project attempts to close 'digital divide'
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 15:00:45 -0400
From: "the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow" <geoff () iconia com> To: "Dave E-mail Pamphleteer Farber" <farber () cis upenn edu> Houston citizens get free e-mail Project attempts to close 'digital divide' By Jon Swartz USA TODAY In what may be the most ambitious project to narrow the ''digital divide,'' the city of Houston will launch a program today to offer free e-mail and use of personal computer software to its 3 million area residents. The service will start in three low-income areas, then spread through the city. How it works: The city is working with Houston-based Internet Access Technologies (IAT), which offers a package of software and e-mail services dubbed SimDesk. People who verify their residence will get a SimDesk account number to access the software, including word processing, and e-mail. They could then access their stored documents and e-mail from any device connected to the Net -- from anywhere in the USA. --SNIP-- http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20010820/3556765s.htm =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- geoff.goodfellow () iconia com, Prague CZ * tel/mobil +420 (0)603 706 558 "success is getting what you want & happiness is wanting what you get" http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/01/biztech/articles/17drop.html
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