The guidelines say Web developers should consider all sorts of handicaps when designing pages, including equipment limitations such as small screens, no mouse, and no audio capabilities. Andhra Pradesh state in India wants to be the first in the nation to be completely wired. The network will deliver data, voice mail and video conferencing for the administration, as well as 100,000 e-mail connections for government workers. William Kennard says the project so far has connected 80,000 schools and libraries and demand is growing. But according to Bloomberg News several congressmen are skeptical of Kennard's request, fearing it will lead to higher telephone bills for consumers.
Phone companies pay for the program and have passed costs on to consumers.
Rep. Billy Tauzin, R-La., wants to cut the 3 percent federal excise tax on phone bills, which goes to the Treasury, to 1 percent, and use the rest of the money for the program. It's one of only 100 known polar-ring galaxies. They have rings possibly formed by galactic collisions 1 billion years ago in which one disc orbits around the inner galaxy almost at right angles to the larger galaxy's disc. The U.S. Information Agency's Information Bureau said Thursday it has established the Kosovar Refugee Internet Assistance Initiative. The project links government agencies such as the National Security Council, the National Economic Council, Departments of Defense and State with the International Organization for Migration, the U.N. High Commission for Refugees, the Red Cross, the Council of Europe, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and technology companies and foundations.