[19023] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: BBN/GTEI
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (M. David Leonard)
Tue Aug 25 11:08:21 1998
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 11:04:36 -0400 (EDT)
From: "M. David Leonard" <mdl@equinox.shaysnet.com>
To: Brian Pape <pape@gatekeeper.ph.ucla.edu>
cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.93.980821170959.5165A-100000@gatekeeper.ph.ucla.edu>
On Fri, 21 Aug 1998, Brian Pape wrote:
> Ok, here comes the Bell System all over again. This would have the effect
> of trickling down to the point that you would be charged more for
> downloading a web page from Germany or ftping an encryption program from
> Australia than you would for getting a web browser from Illinois.
>
> Start looking for peak/off-peak rates, different long distance billing,
> etc. Sounds like a good way to regress.
Anybody here remember the fairy tale about the goose which laid a
golden egg? Who got egg on their face in that version?
David Leonard
