What is the world-wide user base for the internet?
ANSWER Just over a year ago, of the 13 million servers that were connected to the Internet, 99% were distributed across North America, Western Europe and Asia, primarily Japan. According to an International Telecommunication Union figure, the other 1% was distributed amongst the other 4 billion people that make up the rest of the world. These figures point to the fact that the privilege of access to the Internet is not a global phenomenon but more a function of the economic and technological advancement of the select few who have a role in bringing about Internet technology in the first place. US tax payers have subsidized the development of the Internet indirectly and they are the ones who are enjoying the comfort of extensive Internet networking in their public, private and educational institutions. go back to the index… QUESTION (4) Can the development of the internet still be a very US-centric phenomena? ANSWER It is important to notice that despite the fact that South Asian and
