IP: Houston citizens get free e-mail Project attempts to close 'digital divide'

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> 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
>
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