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"Only 30 per cent of the population is on the Net, of which only a tiny proportion are using it for anything other than a passive…

"Only 30 per cent of the population is on the Net, of which only a tiny proportion are using it for anything other than a passive and sometimes rather weird kind of entertainment." - BTopenworld CE, Andy Green during a debate organised by the British Parliamentary IT Committee (PITCOM) on the White Paper on the Regulation of Telecommunications.

News monitor column compiled by Conor Pope, Computimes Editor.

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