MARKET ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNET INDUSTRY IN LATIN AMERICA
Prepared by Global Economic Analysts Ltd. March
For Business Discount Plan, Inc. 2000
This report is designed to provide the investor considering entry into the Internet industry in Latin America with the information needed to make an informed decision on the issue. To provide a logical flow of information to support an integrated assessment process by an investor, this report is structured in major sections, each of which provides information relevant to the investment decision in a sequence that leads from a basic familiarity with the Internet and the Internet industry to an in-depth review of the major players in the Internet industry in Latin America. To facilitate an investor's review and analysis of the information provided in this report, major sections and their sub-sections are identified both textually and numerically in the Report Contents page which follows this Introduction to the Report.
Sources of information presented in this report are identified through the use of a notation system. For the convenience of the reader of the report, notes are located at the end of each major section of the report and are identified as Section Notes. A Bibliography of all sources cited in the report is presented at the end of the report.
1.0 INTRODUCTION TO THE REPORT .....................
2.0 REPORT CONTENTS ..........................................
3.0 INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET .................
3.1 Section Preview ...........................................
3.2 History of the Internet ................................
3.3 Development of the Internet ........................
3.4 Section Notes .............................................
4.0 THE GLOBAL INTERNET INDUSTRY ...................
4.1 Section Preview ...........................................
4.2 The Structure ...