[10514] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: flat-rate proposal
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard Civille)
Fri Feb 25 23:03:03 1994
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 12:24:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Richard Civille <rciville@civicnet.org>
To: Johna Johnson <0004143837@mcimail.com>
Cc: "com-priv@psi.com" <com-priv@psi.com>
In-Reply-To: <72940224213627/0004143837NA2EM@mcimail.com>
This is close to our view. We believe not only that Internet email will
become the model for a future basic service, we also believe that a
flat-rate tariffed "pipeline" to government and public information
disseminated over the Internet -- the precursor to the NII -- is very
important to consider in the present legislative debates in Washington.
What is important is that the flat-rate, capacity-based pricing principle
of the Internet is preserved, when the net is accessed through a telco
common carrier or a cable-based service. This is why we support the
notion of a flat-rate basic Internet tariff. Whether such a tariff should
be constrained only to email is another issue and I could imagine cases
where it should be expanded.
On Thu, 24 Feb 1994, Johna Johnson wrote:
> In other words, we're talking a regulated basic rate service offered by
>
> some carriers, with additional services offered by any interested
> carriers?
> If I understand this correctly, I don't see the problem. It's precisely
> the way phone services work today.
>
> Johna
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