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Rob writes:

>  But I suppose that big research institutes and universities have
>  a better, more economic internet connection.
>
>  I can't imagine that the big institutes in Kolkata, Chennai,
>  Bengalore, Mumbai etc. are connected via 56 kb/s modems and pay
>  exorbitant amounts for internet use....

	No ... but (based on comments made here and reading elsewhere)
thye may be paying proportionally a _lot_ more for that T-1 or T-3,
never mind an OC-whatever.


				Robert Huff