[1261] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: impact of settlements on provision of free services
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Craig Partridge)
Thu Aug 29 02:35:18 1991
To: "Stan Hanks (bcm)" <stan@karazm.math.uh.edu>
Cc: com-priv@uu.psi.com
From: Craig Partridge <craig@sics.se>
Date: Thu, 29 Aug 91 08:34:14 +0200
Stan:
I understand the start up cost concern -- but I think that now that
dial-up service is a reality we can persuade people to have their Internet
drugs with a cheap service (whose price and access frequency they control)
without having to go to usage based pricing in general.
And I think there's a steady progression in pricing. If you're on
the network several hours a day, you'll rapidly trade your dial-up line
for a real line for price reasons (perhaps starting at 19.2Kbits -- but
in most areas, 19.2Kbit prices and 56Kbit prices are very close...).
Craig
