Europe's Technology Gap

                            EUROPE              U.S.

BUSINESSES WITH                47%              61%
INTERNET ACCESS

HOUSEHOLDS WITH               5.5%              18%
INTERNET ACCESS*

TOTAL SPENDING ON            $196             $320
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY      BILLION         BILLION

TOTAL SPENDING ON            $182             $230
TELECOM SERVICES            BILLION         BILLION

HOUSEHOLDS WITH              24%                46%
PERSONAL COMPUTERS

1997 data. *France, Germany, and Britain only

DATA: INTERNATIONAL DATA CORP., BUSINESS WEEK