Connectivity Providers Database

From: American University of Beirut <0004328920@mcimail.com> To: Oliver Leblond <o.crepin-leblond@ic.ac.uk> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 1994 11:40 EST The Internet link to Lebanon is technically stable but the present communication cost is prohibitive. The Lebanese commercial network consist of an X.25 PSN with nodes in most of the major cities and connected to the international transit node of Paris. The pilot academic and research network is based in the American University of Beirut and still in the testing period. AUB's network is linked to the Internet via a 9.6kbps dialup X.25. AUB is planning to enhance its Internet link bandwidth and connect other Universities (funding the project is the major problem). The public telephone network will be ISDN based, the project will take 3 years the first phase of implementation started this year. Nabil Bukhalid.