Digital Divide

Many countries including Japan nowadays have used more cell phones than telephones.　According to OECD communications, Northern Europe, such as Norway and Finland uses cell phones 60 out of 100 people. Japan is 45 out of 100.　Surprisingly, German is 29 out 100, and USA is 31 out of people.　Internet users in Japan became two million seven hundred thousand people in end of 1999.　It is 60 percent increase comparing with last year.　Internet users include cell phone users (i-mode).　That's why users increased rapidly.　Furthermore, telephones are able to connect Internet likewise.　It is said that internet users will go up every year, and they will be seven million people in end of 2005.　The rates of popularization of Internet are 19,1% families, 31.8% enterprises, and 88.6% corporations.　Internet users internationally are more than 50% of people in USA, yet they are 1 out of 30 in South Africa, 1 out of 40 in Asia, and 1 out of 200 in Africa.