[912] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: internet consumer reports on state-wide IP networks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Edward Vielmetti)
Fri Jul 5 01:28:23 1991
To: "Kent W. England" <kwe2@BBN.COM>
Cc: com-priv@uu.psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of Wed, 03 Jul 91 08:43:50 -0400.
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 91 01:26:25 EDT
From: Edward Vielmetti <emv@ox.com>
> I guess I disagree with your basic premise, which seems to be
> that small hi-tech businesses should look to "state-wide IP networks"
> for Internet connectivity.
I guess I wasn't too clear; I'm looking for information on any sorts
of networks which a small business might do well to hook up with, whether
it be run on the state, regional, or national scale. The gap in
information that I'm trying to fill is on the various local levels;
while it's relatively easy to determine what the national nets are
offering, it's much less obvious what's available relatively locally.
Until you ask, you don't know.
> I can tell you right now not to relocate to South Dakota if you want
> a variety of Internet connectivity options. That is simple demographics
> (too much space, too few people).
That didn't stop Citibank from rehoming a lot of stuff out there; it's
relatively equidistant from the coasts, so long-haul links should be
equally attractive to the left or the right. I would hope that you'd
even be able to relocate to East Blue Hill, ME and be able to get several
competetive quotes for Internet connectivity. Remember, once you have
one line in, it don't take much to piece off another local link; if
the state of South Dakota decided that it was going to be a haven for
internetworking and a good place to drop your internet line to, it could
very well make it a matter of state industrial policy to bring the
connection costs very low.
> (And, besides, your ratings will be quite obsolete before the end of the
> calendar year)
That's why consumer reports publishes a monthly magazine....
--Ed
consumer reports is probably a trademark of consumer's union, and is
used here without permission.
