-- Most Internet Service Providers are evolving into providers of specialized data and telecommunications services, no longer depending on dial-up subscribers or pure Internet connectivity for their revenue.

'The good news is that impatience with the slow pace of Internet growth and the high cost of connectivity has permeated the upper echelons of government,' says Goldstuck.

'As a result, another significant shift in telecommunications policy, equivalent to the deregulation of voice calls over the Internet, could occur in the next two years.'