FYI... Although broadband is beyond what most of the world can access, I wonder if the evolution in internet phoning epitomized today by Skype is yet another indication of the audio potential in the new ICTs for everyone. The NY Times article mentioned below will be freely available on their site (free subscription required) for only a week.
Don Osborn Bisharat.net In Internet Calling, Skype Is Living Up to the Hype September 5, 2004 By JAMES FALLOWS Skype is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way for individual customers to use their computers with broadband connections as telephones. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/05/business/yourmoney/05tech.html?ex=1095481554&ei=1&en=3407c44b73ccb7f7 --------------------------------- Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company ----- End forwarded message ----- _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.