| If you are thinking of moving to France but are | | | | telephony goes over VoIP," he said. |
| worried that you may not be able to keep in touch | | | | "It's a far more cost-effective way of delivering |
| with your friends and family back in Blighty at the | | | | communications. Eventually IP telephony will replace |
| same time, listen up. It seems that the French are | | | | traditional or copper-based services." |
| more up on using the latest technology when it | | | | Cycling from London to Paris |
| comes to staying in contact than most Brits. | | | | One person who will certainly be hoping to keep in |
| Despite the availability of cheap phone calls over the | | | | touch with his pals back in the UK is Norwich-based |
| internet, people in the UK are still well behind France | | | | cyclist Graham Nobbs who on June 29th plans to |
| when it comes to actually making use of it. | | | | cycle the 300 km from London to Paris. |
| Stay in touch | | | | He and a number of other cyclists will join forces to |
| Speaking to the Observer, Kerry Ritz, managing | | | | raise money for a cancer charity as well as |
| director of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) | | | | experiencing some of France's stunning coutryside at |
| company Vonage, said that 40 per cent of all | | | | the same time. |
| telephone calls made in France use web-based | | | | The group plans to take the ferry from Newhaven |
| technology. | | | | to Dieppe before embarking on a gruelling 114 km trip |
| "Everyone hates to be bested by the French, but | | | | to Beauvais. The last leg will be the final 70 km to |
| they're way ahead and 40 per cent of all their | | | | the Eiffel Tower. |