By going to private contractors there is also the exclusion of a majority of ed ucational insitutions that provide at least now all of their graduate students and faculty access to internet services as part of the academic adventure. I b elieve that many elementary ed systems will also eventually come onto the inter net if they are not already. The use of subscription services such as AOL and others could be costly if notprohibitive. Anyway just a comment.... JIm Jim Ellis Office of International Studies and Programs 123 Tigert Hall Telephone: (904) 392-6356 (NEW #) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BITNET: JELLIS@NERVM GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA 32611 INTERNET: [log in to unmask]