[2261] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
re: Self-supporting networks
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Craig Partridge)
Mon Feb 3 14:02:48 1992
To: drw@bourbaki.mit.edu
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Reply-To: Craig Partridge <craig@aland.bbn.com>
From: Craig Partridge <craig@aland.bbn.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 92 10:55:09 -0800
> Are there any networks that are actually self-supporting? That is,
> are there any networks that are funded entirely by user fees, as
> opposed to government or foundation grants?
Dale:
I'd imagine some of the regionals are currently self-supporing
(although I haven't seen their balance sheets).
CSNET was certainly self-supporting after the first few years, which
were covered by NSF seed money. (I don't know how CSNET did after the
merger with BITNET).
Craig
