Altavista offers cheap net access | |
| Instead of taking a proportion of the call costs, or a monthly fee, Altavista aims to pay for its scheme through advertising and e-commerce. But rivals say it stands to make big losses when it launches in three months' time. The firm anticipates saving web users �700m a year. |
Patricia Hewitt, E-commerce Minister: "We welcome this forward thinking move" | |
Andrew Mitchell, Managing Director of Altavista: "We'll see a big step change in the UK" |
| Altavista heralds net revolution |