[1957] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Summarizing the Situation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (sean mclinden)
Sun Jan 12 17:24:27 1992
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 92 17:08:45 -0500
From: sean@dsl.pitt.edu (sean mclinden)
To: brian@lloyd.com, martillo@azea.clearpoint.com
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, cook@tmn.com
re: monopoly on T3
Who can say for sure how long it will last. It takes a pretty deep
pocket to build an infrastructure like that unless you have 1) Government
financial support or, 2) Government concessions. Look at the Railroad
system as an example. And, as history has taught us, abuses are common.
Of course, a logical alternative would be a partnership of other Inter-
exchange Carriers (ATT for example) and the Regional Bell Operating
Companies. But the cable TV industry (and a few others including other,
less regulated interexchange carriers) are pushing Congress hard not
to let this happen.
It seems that someone's idea of a level playing field is everyone allowed
to play except the guy whose backyard it is.
Sean McLinden
