LISBON Portugal AP More than 3000 Internet users in Portugal began a 24-hour boycott Tuesday to protest what they call costly and poor service for surfing the Web news reports said. The protesters urged people to stay off-line until midnight Tuesday 0000 GMT to protest against Portugal Telecom and the country's three Internet access providers the Lisbon radio station TSF said. They also complained about having to pay twice. Portugal Telecom charges Internet users up to escudos 208 about dlrs 1.2 for each hour they are on-line. On top of that the access providers charge as much as escudos 5000 about dlrs 30 for 30 hours of Internet use. cp/dw APW19981201.0454.txt.body.html APW19981201.0433.txt.body.html