Beth, You asked: >How do museums gain access to the Internet? Are the terms of access >different for those who are "non-profit" as opposed to "for profit" For a long time individuals at the our museum shared a modem and connected to UNM as students or adjunct faculty. When we decided to get our internet connection, we did a piggy-back on an existing contract the state has with the local internet provider. Had we not done the piggy back, we would have been able to connect at a slight discount. I do not know how all the providers work, but New Mexico Technet, the NSFnet provider for New Mexico gives a good discount to non-profits and educational institutions. "For profit" operations subsidize educational and non-profits. We have been lucky, with a location that allows us to hold down the cost of the phone line, and good support the state and from the local internet provider. Also, Albuquerque Public Schools was a big help to us. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= John Chadwick New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Now here -- [log in to unmask] phone: (505) 841-8837 FAX (505) 841-8866 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=