[10857] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: "Fed **deal** may speed
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin L. Schoffstall)
Sat Mar 12 18:33:18 1994
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 15:14:17 +0000
From: "Martin L. Schoffstall" <marty@psilink.com>
To: bmanning@is.rice.edu (William Manning)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
If you are interested in a "Global Internet" then maybe you should watch and
see what the European or Pacific Basin operators do. At this point in time
most of PSI's International traffic is through MAE-EAST the CIX, or private
interconnects. Ask them publicly or privately what their intensions are, I
honestly don't know.
Maybe more accurately your position is "whatever the old line academic
regionals supported by the NSF "price supports" do is what we should do"
We await some facts and possibly a spreadsheet on technology/price/policy and
a dozen other factors too make a decision after some consultation and
consideration of the customer base.
Marty
> Well, some of us have that "old time religion" that a global Internet
> is what the prime lure of connectivity. And in an open market, you
> have to prostitute yourself to support that, -if- you are willing to
> make global access a reality. If the some of the "Feds" use one model
> and others use a different model, then "religious fervor" will drive
> me to connect to everyone. In the end this gives competitive
> advantage. Given the statments made thus far, I'd put my money on
> Sprint. You have not specified your plans, while Rick has stated his
> intentions. (actually, I'll put $10,000.00 US that Ricks enterprise
> does connect to at least one of the NAPS, despite his statements that
> would lead you to beleive the contrary.)
>
> --
> Regards,
> Bill Manning
