RE: UKNM: Fast Summit

[Mark Dolley]

Steve Andrews,

heltaetck2net [dot] co [dot] uk

 wrote on 9/19/98 2:12 AM:


>I take your point but I believe France Telecom gave away over a million

>Minutel terminals and that the whole thing is still hugely subsidised by

>them.


The terminals are subsidised. The online services, however, are a cash 

cow for France Telecom -- with rates up to several quid a minute.


Closer to home, the Rt Hon Chris Smith MP, Secretary of State for 

Culture, Media and Sport once had the idea of giving away 

state-subsidised digital set-top boxes to everyone in the country and 

financing the deal by auctioning off access licences.


But not only did it smack of centralised "big" government, it would have 

dented Murdoch's plan. And as we all know, he is the one really running 

the country.


Cheers,



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