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Poor Citizens Get €1 a day net access package and free PC

Sponge Bob · 2006-07-14 13:50:39

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/french_net_plan/ In France , not here. Dempsey will leave the non provisioning and underprovisioning of broadband infrastructure in Ireland to the market as he gleefully told Will Penrose in the Dáil.

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14-07-2006 2:50pm

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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/14/french_net_plan/

ISPs will be "encouraged to offer bundles consisting of a low-cost PC with software for web browsing, security and productivity, home tuition for those that need it, and a broadband internet connection at a tariff equivalent to €15 a month or less, all on a three-year contract"

In France , not here. Dempsey will leave the non provisioning and underprovisioning of broadband infrastructure in Ireland to the market as he gleefully told Will Penrose in the Dáil.

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#2 14-07-2006 7:07pm
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Its to save our pur ole folks from dem fishin' scams etc.

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#3 14-07-2006 11:08pm
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After all the trouble those IT specialists caused FF over e-voting, are you really surprised that FF don't want to encourage computer literacy?

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