"The ads make it sound like all of your bills will be paid electronically," Mr. McEldowney said of electronic services in general.
The company said the proceeds would be used to reduce debt and expand in electronic services.
Its electronic services division in the UK was a small, modestly profitable corner of the business.
And they want their electronic services: modems, faxes and places to recharge their cell phones.
That is about 60percentt of the potential market for such electronic services.
But the company is building out its electronic services, which it sees as its future.
Postal services are being liberalised around the world and new electronic services such as e-mail are developing fast.
In one way it is the ultimate form of globalisation: vast virtualised computer systems and electronic services know no borders.
In addition to tools that a school can use to build a Web site, these education-based companies offer electronic services like teacher training and curriculum building.
ARECENTLY hired development manager is charged with increasing corporate donations, not solely for financing but also for help with technology, electronic services and career support.
What makes the debate complex is that the proposed legislation affects not only software but also other electronic services like pay-for-use radio and television broadcasting.
