Why does that article mention that teletext has only been going for 17 years? I remember seeing teletext buttons on TV's in the 80's and reading about it as early as 1989, knowing that it had been around since the 70's.

Is the commercial entity who just had licensing revoked called "Teletext" the same as the generic term "teletext?"

I'm also not sure who those jealous North Americans were in the year 2000, since everyone I know was already getting travel deals on the net since 1996/1997.

Is everyone going to have to send in their remote controls to have the four coloured buttons removed now? What will they do with all the little rubber nibs they rip off the remotes?