[10019] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
IIA again
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Barry Shein)
Fri Feb 4 18:56:21 1994
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 1994 18:54:51 -0500
From: bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein)
To: bilse@eu.net
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Per Gregers Bilse's message of Fri, 4 Feb 1994 21:08:46 +0200 <199402042008.AA02751@spades.EU.net>
> no cost to that nation. The only thing we ask for in return is the
> right to resell internet services in that country on an exclusive
> basis for 10 years. The resale rates will be set by bilateral
> negotiation between IDN and the government of the country.
Fortunately very few countries' governments are even nearly that
insane, many wouldn't have the power to do this anyhow (or certainly
not in any easy "negotiating" fashion), and most of those that are
likely tend to have all their contracts broken by unexpected gunfire
in well under 10 years anyhow.
I'd say if these IIA folks work real hard some day they'll qualify as
naive.
-Barry Shein
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