Minitel user

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Date
1988
Photographer
Franken, Owen
Copyright Owner
© Owen Franken/Corbis
Object ID
500004821

The ‘80s Minitel boom foreshadowed the dot-com boom. But the model differed. Customers paid for minutes on Minitel sites in their phone bills; France Telecom charged content providers heavily for hosting sites, but guaranteed user payments.