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APC was principal communications services provider to NGOs during the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna and the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio.
EcoNet users can send and receive private messages -- including fax and telex -- to and from more than 18,000 international users on the APC networks or to millions on other networks.
EcoNet Rates: After a one-time $15 sign-up fee, the monthly subscription is $10, which includes one free hour of off-peak time (after 6pm and on weekends) and phone support. Domestic connect time is $5 per hour for off-peak and $7 for peak time (M-F 7am-6pm). 800-number access is for Alaska, Hawaii and rural users at $10 per hour. Internet and direct-dial connectivity is billed at $3 per hour. International connect rates vary with each country's public data network. A number of countries have direct SprintNet connections at $21 per hour. Some gateway and storage charges may apply.
Entry_ID: EARTH_LAND+OCEAN+AIR_IGC_ECONET (MD Identifier: 4361)
Geographic Coverage:
Southwest Extent: 90S,180W Northeast Extent: 90N,180E
Storage Media:
on-line
Discipline, Subdiscipline:
EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE
EARTH SCIENCE > LAND
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEAN
Location Keyword:
GLOBAL
Parameter Group, Parameter:
BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES > BIRDS
BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES > ENDANGERED SPECIES
BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES > LAND WILDLIFE
BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES > MINOR SPECIES
BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES > OCEAN WILDLIFE
BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES > SURFACE VEGETATION
GEOGRAPHY AND LAND COVER > CULTURAL FEATURES
GEOGRAPHY AND LAND COVER > ELEVATION
GEOGRAPHY AND LAND COVER > LANDFORMS
GEOGRAPHY AND LAND COVER > SOILS
GEOGRAPHY AND LAND COVER > SURFACE VEGETATION
GEOGRAPHY AND LAND COVER > WETLANDS
GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS > ECONOMIC MINERALS
GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS > PETROLEUM
GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS > SOILS
General Keywords:
AGRICULTURAL
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURE
COAST
ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
FTP
GLOBAL CHANGE
LAND
LANDCOVER
TELNET
VEGETATION
WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE DISTRIBUTION
Science Review Date: 1994-01-26
Revision Date: 1994-01-26
Archive:
IGC>Institute for Global Communications, San Francisco
Contact: WHITWORTH, ANTHONY
Electronic Mail: INTERNET> econet@igc.apc.org
Phone: (415) 442-0220
FAX (415) 546-1794
Entry Author: SHOTLAND, LAWRENCE M.
Electronic Mail: INTERNET> LSHOTLAND@STX.COM
INTERNET> SHOTLAND@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV
NSI/DECNET> NSSDCA::SHOTLAND
Phone: (301) 441-4198
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