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...misadventure isn't likely to derail the AOL deal. As former FCC chairman Reed Hundt puts it, "Those people who might [have been led to] think AOL-Time Warner is a big, scary company already know how big and scary it is." But there was a big rush on satellite dishes in Houston last week, and a heightened sensitivity to the power of the cable companies. Officials in many cities have been looking toward Portland, Ore., which drew upon its power to approve a change in ownership of the city's cable systems to win concessions from AT&T when...
...Tickets $23 to 73. Student rush tickets $12.50, one hour before curtain at the box office...
People who Eat Alone With Style. We've all been there, sometimes minus the paper and the books and the mail and the hectic rush. Eating a meal in the dining hall but two seats away from an intense conversation is good stuff. And, while we're on dining hall conversation topics, I'd also like to offer my appreciation for the folks who talk about really random stuff in really loud voices. The other day I overheard a very heated argument about the origin of the word pencil. Hmmm. That's great procrastinating trivia. I appreciate...
These are just a few of the signs of an Internet culture blossoming in Latin America, unevenly, in patchwork fashion, but in an accelerating rush. In just two years, the region has become the Internet world's next big thing. Though its connectivity rates are still low in comparison with the U.S.'s--only about 2% of Latin America's 500 million people are online, while more than half of Americans are--telecommunications analysts say it is the fastest-growing market in the world. They predict that by 2003 the networked region will reach anywhere from 29.6 million...
...challenges pale next to the effect that the Internet rush could have on everyday life in Latin America. For companies, it could slash costs, boost efficiency and broaden markets spectacularly. For governments, it could help burn through centuries' worth of encrusted bureaucracy and cronyism as well as prove a boon to overtaxed education systems. And for ordinary people, it could offer empowerment and social mobility never seen before...