[1205] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Network World "The Vision of a national research net needs rethinking"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Mandelbaum)
Thu Aug 22 13:03:07 1991
To: Edward Vielmetti <emv@ox.com>
Cc: com-priv@uu.psi.com, 0003904868@mcimail.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 21 Aug 91 18:17:27 -0400.
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 91 13:01:47 -0400
From: Richard Mandelbaum <rma@tsar.cc.rochester.edu>
Thanks Ed, for refering us to the editorial.
>From my perspective the editorial proves
1) Editorials should always be taken with a grain of salt
2) Don't believe everything that you read
3) People who write for national publications should do a better job of
researching the subject they are writing about.
____________________
>From Network World, August 19, 1991, p.33. Author is James Kobielus,
from Network Management, Inc., Fairfax, VA. These are excerpts only t
o
give you a feel for the entire article; contact Network World, at
+1 508 875 6400 or MCI Mail 390-4868 for more information on subscript
ions
or for reprints of the editorial. (Hoping that this will free up the
full text....)
"...NREN is more of a political field of dreams than a technological
blueprint. The most popular proposal is to implement NREN as an upgra
de
to the [NSFNET]. But if implemented only as a souped-up NSFNET, NREN
will do little for U.S. global competetiveness because it would exclud
e
the majority of the private sector."
"A government-operated broadband national network would be a competeti
ve
white elephant and a drain on the national treasury in a marketplace t
hat
would certainly include more nimble, efficient commercial carriers."
"The biggest obstacle to a broadband America is the paucity of fiber i
n the
local loop, which is partly the result of the Modified Final Judgment
line
of business restrictions on the regional Bell holding companies."
--Ed
--
Edward Vielmetti, vice president for research, MSEN Inc. emv@msen.com
MSEN, Inc. 628 Brooks Ann Arbor MI 48103 +1 313 741 1120
for information on MSEN products and services contact info@msen.com
