[10016] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: IIA again
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Nelson)
Fri Feb 4 17:39:55 1994
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 1994 16:59:31 EST
From: "Russell Nelson" <nelson@crynwr.com>
To: "Per Gregers Bilse" <bilse@eu.net>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
On Fri, 4 Feb 1994 12:31:07 -0500, avg@titan.sprintlink.net (Vadim Antonov) wrote:
> Personally i consider attempts to gain "exclusive right
> to resell internet services" by bureaucratic means as
> highly anti-social and suggest the Internet community to
> react accordingly.
On Fri, 4 Feb 1994 21:08:46 +0200, "Per Gregers Bilse" <bilse@eu.net> wrote:
> The proposed scheme is the Internet equivalent of buying
> Manhattan for a handful of glass beads.
Agreed, but why would a country consider such a thing? Well, maybe
IIA will offer the country/official a kickback? Or maybe they think
it's a good deal?
The best way to combat such tactics is to go them one better. If
they'll buy it for one handfull of glass beads, then they'll likely
go for two. If the IIA is going to make such a terribly large amount
of money, then someone out there ought to be willing to take the same
risk (that the venture will go bust) for less money. If there isn't,
then maybe the cost/risk is higher than *you* think it to be?
Also, consider that some countries may be a natural monopoly. There
might be enough customers to pay for one (1) Internet access point.
If another one was to try to enter the market, they would fail, but
they would also cost the first entrant quite a bit of money. Perhaps
it's *that* risk that the IIA isn't willing to face?
Flaming IIA about it is probably not going to do much good. IF they
stand to make THAT much money, then someone else would take their
place if you forced IIA out.
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