Internet use in Morocco will be reserved for an elite few as long as as the illiteracy rate remain as hign as it is: upwards of 50 percent. Computers are a rare resource in most settings, and the cost of an adequate system for Internet access is beyond most individuals' means.
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Without a literate population, the problem of Internet availability is irrelevant. The problem of illiteracy is wider than Internet use and should be resolved anyway.
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As of May 1997, Internet acces was available to several thousand dial-up custpmers - about 7,000 users. At present, some academic institutions such as the Universities  of Casablanca, Marrakech, Oujda, and Rabat; the Post and Telecommunication engineering school; and the Information Science School have a 64 KB leased-line connection.
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Developing countries have no choice: if they want to survive and to ensure a minimum standard of living, they have to join the global village.
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