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Monday, September 09, 2002
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/528621p-4185881c.html Egypt boasts free Internet service HRVOJE HRANJSKI, Associated Press By now, subscription-free Internet service has pretty much proven itself an unprofitable anachronism. Except in Egypt. In this nation beset by creaky Net connections and outdated circuits, where computers remain a luxury for the vast majority, a free Internet strategy is boosting Internet access. Since January, Egyptian users in the Cairo region have not been charged for dial-up Internet connections. All they pay is the cost of a phone call - less than 25 cents an hour....
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