INTERNET ACCESS.
Public places to use the Internet include libra
ries and Internet cafes, where computers with Internet connections are available. There are also Internet access points in many public places like airport halls, in some cases just for brief use while standing. Many hotels now also have public terminals.
There have been experiments with proprietary mobile wireless networks like Ricochet, various high-speed data services over cellular or mobile phone networks, and fixed wireless services. These services have not enjoyed widespread success due to their high cost of deployment, which is passed on to users in high usage fees.
Countries where Internet access is available to a majority of the population include Germany, India, China, Chile, Iceland, Finland, Sweden, Greece, Italy, Australia, Denmark, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea and Norway. The use of the Internet around the world has been growing rapidly over the last decade, although the growth rate seems to have slowed somewhat after 2000. The phase of rapid growth is ending in industrialized countries, as usage becomes widespread there, but the expansion continues in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
However, there are still problems for many. ADSL and other broadband access are rare or nonexistent in most developing countries. Even in developed countries, high prices, unsatisfactory performance and access restrictions often limit its uptake. Within individual countries, wide differences may exist between larger cities (often having multiple providers of broadband access) and some rural areas, where no broadband access may be available at all.
Read the text and say if the following statements are true or false.
True False
1. There are Internet access points in many public places.
2. Internet connections are available there just for brief use.
3. High-speed data services over mobile phones have enjoyed
widespread success.
4. The users of Internet have to pay high usage fees.
5. Expansion of Internet continues around the world at the same rate.
6. Rapid growth of Internet usage is ending in Africa .
7. In Germany majority of the population doesn’t have Inet access.
8. Growth rate of Internet usage in the world slowed after 2000.
9. Unsatisfactory performance limits often uptake of the Internet.
10. Wide differences in access may exist between larger cities
and some rural areas.