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Subject: Re: Question to Christophe Theron (off-topic?)

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 12:43:46 01/05/00

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On January 05, 2000 at 13:50:59, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 05, 2000 at 13:40:23, Chessfun wrote:
>[snip]
>>I pay my ISP about $20 Cdn mth for an unlimited online time. I do not pay for
>>local calls....so $20 is my total cost. I have heard now that in the UK they can
>>now get free ISP and free online time! I think eventually the ISP's will die and
>>it will all be free paid for by advertizers.
>
>Before too long, the internet will simply replace all phone companies.  You can
>already transmit voice over the internet.  You can "talk long distance"
>essentially for free if two people have the proper equipment.  At some point an
>entrepeneur will simply write the necessary software to go with some hardware
>and we won't have any need for phone companies.

Internet need some more bandwith before that dream comes true, but in a few
years perhaps....

Torstein




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