Village of Portobelo, Colon Province, Republic of Panama, Central America

Typical backstreet under panoply of telephone wires, silhouetted family on bike, Trinidad, Cuba

Typical backstreet under a panoply of telephone wires, Trinidad, Cuba

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Migratory Starlings and wood pigeons at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Migratory Starlings on telephone wires at Thames Estuary. Avian Flu (Bird Flu) could be brought to Britain from Europe by migrating birds.

Starlings, Queensland, Australia. Avian Flu Bird Flu virus could spread to wild birds

Telegraph pole with telephone and power lines installed in the mountain village of Ping An, Longsheng, near Guilin, China

Traditional farmhouse in smallholding in County Clare, West of Ireland

A BT worker fixs telephone lines, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

African American woman connecting cable to cell phone

Museum for Communication, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, Europe