An Internet information displaying apparatus comprising character signal
generating means for generating a character signal and displaying it on
the screen of the displaying means, and character signal generation
controlling means for detecting the state of transmission and reception
of digital data of the digital data transmitting and receiving means, and
controlling the character signal generating means so as to generate a
character signal to indicate the transmission or reception state. The
state of transmission or reception of the digital data of the digital
data transmitting and receiving means, in other words, the state of
connection to the provider is displayed on the screen.