[10762] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Settlements
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Tue Mar 8 05:28:41 1994
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: fidelman@civicnet.org (Miles R Fidelman)
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 23:14:51 -0600 (CST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9403071018.A29993-0100000@world.std.com> from "Miles R Fidelman" at Mar 7, 94 10:54:15 am
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> An observation re. settlements, and about flat rates:
>
> Anybody want to venture an opinion about why X.25/X.75 is not used very
> much, while the Internet continues to grow? Seems to me that per-packet
> charges, which tend to go along with settlement models, are a
> show-stopper for many (most) potential network users.
>
> **************************************************************************
> Miles R. Fidelman mfidelman@civicnet.org
PING! A Gold Star for Mr. Fidelman.
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