[83307] in North American Network Operators' Group
re: @Home's 119 domain names up for sale
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Frank Coluccio)
Wed Aug 10 13:10:26 2005
From: Frank Coluccio <frank@dticonsulting.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Reply-To: frank@dticonsulting.com
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:09:59 -0500
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
re: @Home's 119 domain names up for sale=0D
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Interesting that you'd bring this up. The federal pork trasfer of $1 Billio=
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was announced on Sunday to "bridge the digital divide" references an=0D
"access@home" program as a part of its underpinning.=0D
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From: http://press.arrivenet.com/pol/article.php/679032.html=0D
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LISC/NEF and One Economy Launch $1 Billion Initiative to Bridgethe Digital=
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Divide; Sen. Hillary Clinton Helps Unveil Initiative=0D
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Sunday, August 07, 2005=0D
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Contact: Leslie Kerns of Solomon McCown & Co., 617-933-5013 or=0D
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NEW YORK, Aug. 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Efforts to close the technological gap=
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between America's haves and have-nots will get a boost this week. Local=0D
Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) and its subsidiary the National Equity Fun=
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(NEF) are partnering with One Economy to launch "access@home," a $1 billion=
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initiative that will build more than 15,000 affordable homes with high-spee=
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digital Internet connectivity and provide low-income families personal acce=
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computers and technology services. The initiative expects to connect nearly=
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100,000 people to the vast advantage of the Internet.=0D
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It makes for some interesting reading for those of you tracking where your =
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dollars are going. I'd be interested in reading some comments on this initi=
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either on the board or by email.=0D
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frank@fttx.org=0D
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On Wed Aug 10 16:44 , "Fergie (Paul Ferguson)" sent:=0D
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I know this is horribly off-topic, but seeing a reference to=0D
@Home kind made me a little nostalgic. :-)=0D
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Apparently former high-speed Internet provider Excite@Home=0D
once felt likewise. But At Home Liquidating Trust, successor=0D
to the once high-flying Internet darling Excite@Home, said=0D
Wednesday it is selling the former broadband company's 119=0D
domain names.=0D
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http://news.com.com/ExciteHomes+119+domain+names+up+for+sale/2100-1030_3-58=
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- ferg=0D
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"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson=0D
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ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/=0D
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