[10901] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The FCC strikes the Internet (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James Love)
Mon Mar 14 02:57:48 1994
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 21:58:45 -0500 (EST)
From: James Love <love@essential.org>
To: Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.com>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <m0pg2Po-000BcNC@mercury.mcs.com>
On Sun, 13 Mar 1994, Karl Denninger wrote:
> What do you call ENFORCED flat-rate Internet pricing promulgated by regulatory
> policy enacted through law? I would call that "free", especially when the next
> step (as it always is) is to define it as a "right" which is then
> subsidized by the government. Witness the "lifeline" services which we all
> pay for, which then got turned into flat-rate phone access at the same
> price.
Well, if you define a flat rate tariffed service is a "free" service,
then I guess you can accuse me of wanting a free service. I disagree,
of course.
> Again, James, if you want to get involved in this AT ALL, go after the
> problems with long-haul telecommunications and the local loop. You can
> start by finding a way to get rid of the MANDATED per-minute charge assessed
> at BOTH ENDS of the LEC <> IXC link.
Karl, always happy to get educated. We will spend some time getting
up to speed on this. I've got an open mind. I'm not sure you do, but
then no one ever knows anything for sure. :-)
jamie
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