FRANCE VIDEOTEX SERVICE IN PACT WITH U.S. UNIT
The French agency for international
marketing of videotex, <Intelmatique>, said it plans to bring
the Minitel network to the U.S. in cooperation with Infonet, an
international network service of Computer Sciences Corp <CSC>.
    Minitel, which now offers Gannett Co Inc's <GCI> USA Today
and the <British Broadcasting Corp's> news service, will be
aimed at French-speaking businesses in the U.S., Intelmatique
said.
   
    Initially, only about 300 applications in the Eastern
corridor between the New York area and Washington will be
included in the pilot project, the company said.
    Users will pre-pay communciation costs and connetion fees
of about 25 dlrs per hour, the company said. Also, participants
in the pilot program will be able to rent Minitel terminals for
25 dlrs per month, Intelmatique said.
 Reuter
