[1126] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: CIX Association, Inc.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Lee Schoffstall)
Wed Aug 7 12:04:07 1991
To: "Kent W. England" <kwe2@bbn.com>
Cc: wls@psi.com, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 06 Aug 91 08:53:32 EDT."
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 91 12:00:52 -0400
From: "Martin Lee Schoffstall" <schoff@psi.com>
Bill, I note that while the opening statement of the CIX announcement
explicitly invites everyone to the party, the rule about no restriction
on traffic and the rule about organizational legal requirements will
probably stand against participation by the Feds, the state nets, and
the other FARNET regional and midlevel members, leaving the party open
effectively only to commercial (domestic and international) internet
service providers.
I don't agree, all of the above appear to be legally organized, for instance
isn't MIT legally organized? I do know that Harvard is mentioned in the
Mass constitution like RPI is mentioned in the NYS constitution, that
"organized" you may not need to be....
Looks to me like the corporate charter has to state that the candidate
organization is an internet service provider (not an educational
institution, for example) providing "services to the public in multiple
geographic areas".
Your confusing charter vs operational reality.
Do CERFnet, PSI and AlterNet have organizational
charters of incorporation that explicitly state all these goals and
requirements? I am pretty sure that most of the regionals aren't
explicitly organized that way.
I can't imagine a regional that wouldn't comply.
What do the CIX members intend to do if and when the regionals ask to
sign up? Will you argue against their participation until they
separately incorporate with the right charter? Or is my interpretation
incorrect and your intent much more inclusive than I read?
Your interpretation is incorrect.
Marty
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--Kent
>From: wls@psi.com (William Schrader)
>To: com-priv@psi.com
>Subject: CIX Association, Inc.
> ...
> The Association actively solicits membership
> and network connections with all commercial and non-profit US national,
> Regional and Mid-level networks, Federal and state government networks,
> and international network organizations.
> ...
> Membership Requirements:
> ...
> 1. Members agree not to restrict the use of their network based on traffic
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> type, subject only to applicable laws. This provision removes commercial
> constraints imposed by the use of government funding for networking.
>
I think that lets out the Feds and some of the state nets.
> 3. All members must be legally organized to provide TCP/IP or OSI public dat
a
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> internetworking services to the public in multiple geographic areas.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
