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By: Peter Sayer IDG News Serivce (Paris Bureau) (13 Jul 2006) France plans to offer 1.2 million of the country's poorest citizens a computer with broadband Internet access for a daily fee of €1 (US$1.28), to ensure that they have access to the increasing number of government services available online. The government will guarantee the price of €1 a day for the poorest segment of the population, probably using the same selection criteria as a project that offers electricity at a special "basic needs" tariff. The price of €1 a day is highly symbolic: Other projects offer young people the chance to take lessons and pass their driving test for €1 a day, while in 2004 the government sponsored a project to offer university students a laptop for €1 a day. Bonnie Bracey Sutton bbracey at aol com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org 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.
