Ameritech has announced that it has become an ISP (Internet Service Provider); it is deploying a national Internet backbone. Libraries will be able to sign on for WWW, e-mail, telnet, and FTP services at computer speeds of 56 Kbps to 1.54 Mbps and beyond.
[Contact: Ameritech Library Services, 400 Dynix Drive, Provo, UT 184604, telephone 801-223-5200; Fax 801-223-5202]