In the second year, the company would receive a smaller credit, but the intern would receive tuition aid. In the third year the all money would go to the student intern. This entry will force the world-wide trend of free access into Brazil. The company is looking to attract the 30 to 50 million future customers of the Internet. Starmedia President and Chairman Fernando Espuelas said Brazil was chosen as the first country in which to offer ISP service because of the challenge.
Brazil is also the largest Internet market in Latin America and the fastest growing in the world.
Yesterday, Espuelas addressed reporters concerns about the portal being Brazilian enough in content by mentioning the 30 partnerships struck with local content providers in the past few months and noting that the company has more employees from Brazil than from any other country. As the Web grows in size and popularity, more and more people are taking their political messages online. Advocates of all persuasions are using the Internet to organize and inform their constituencies. Individuals can use the Internet to stay more connected to issues in their own communities, or even to get in touch with elected officials in Washington. While the Web might cut the distance between citizens and the political process, there is still much information that has not made its way online.