Technological changes impact our lives with its fast-growing, digitalized, high-speed, electronic, multi-media global network. We are in the middle of a digital revolu-tion that is delivering more media rich information into our homes and even when we are on the move. Consider these: 1) all major, and many medium-sized towns now have ca-ble TV, 2) telephone service suppliers are increasing, 3) 22% of households now have at least one mobile phone, 4) "Digital TV with its 200 channels and interactive services …showed first 75 words of 1443 total…

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