[10884] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The FCC strikes the Internet (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tony Rutkowski)
Sun Mar 13 17:29:00 1994
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 14:55:31 +0500
To: James Love <love@essential.org>
From: Tony Rutkowski <amr@isoc.org>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Jamie,
>What does the NSF funding have
>to do with the current pricing of the internet? That is to say, does the
>NSF funding that is available today have anything to do with the way that
>internet settlements are done, and will the withdrawal of the NSF funds
>remove not only the AUP, but also these directions (rules, incentives,
>etc, if any) on pricing policies?
The point is that there are many backbones out there - commercial,
international, and in other countries and regions - beside just
the NSFNet or even US government funded backbones. The no-settlements
model seems almost universally used by everyone, and the withdrawal
of NSF funding for NSFNet seems unlikely to significantly change
that norm. Most end-users will probably not see a price difference.
> So, in your view the forum should be NTIA or the state PUCS, but not
>the FCC?
Yes. Miles just articulated the key
points you need to advocate. I would also suggest that you consider
international forums as well. You might even find allies with groups
like the International Business Council. These are issues that affect all
national information infrastructures - and collectively the GII. Carriers
should also have an opportunity to articulate their side of the equation
as well.
All of my comments articulated here are emphatically my personal
views and not any institution with which I am affiliated!
--tony
THE INTERNET IS ITS OWN REVOLUTION
Internet - une revolution qui lui est propre
