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Minitel
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Minitel

An online service of France Telecom that is used to look up phone numbers, pay bills, purchase merchandise and chat. Starting in 1983, the text-based terminals were freely distributed. Access to the services, known as the Teletel network, is based on telephone time and service provider fees. Because it was quite advanced for the 1980s and simple to use, Minitel use became widespread and thousands of services were offered.

Even after the Web, Minitel has survived with more than 15 million users at the turn of the century. Although new services continue to be added, many expect Minitel to give way entirely to the Internet within a few years. Others say it will survive for much longer.



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Revenues from Teletel videotex and Audiotel audiotext services remained stable, while France Telecom's Wanadoo Internet service increased a more than four and one half times in the number of subscribers over the 12-month period.
In 1996 the first of these fiber-to-the-curb and fiber-to-the-building networks will be installed to enable access to new broadband interactive services, including video on demand, and telephone, broadcast cable and high-speed data services for access to Teletel and the Internet.
 
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