The Internet has quickly evolved from a collection of specialized networks, primarily for electronic mail correspondence among government and academic users, to a worldwide web of networks and services providing a widely available blend of information, communications and entertainment (ICE).1 Governments financially underwrote the construction and use of the first generation Internet, but quickly withdrew funding and management when commercial enterprises could assume the responsibility. In its second generation the Internet proliferated and diversifi ed as a largely privatized World Wide Web offering user friendly graphical interfaces and other enhancements. The Internet has begun to evolve into a third generation that will provide users with high speed access to an ever more diverse array of ICE services.
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