[2710] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Are COMBITs Dead?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Simmons)
Sat Apr 25 01:31:44 1992
From: scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons)
To: com-priv@psi.com (Com-Priv Mailing List)
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 92 0:52:04 EDT
Remember COMBITs? CO+RE? The last time we heard anything from ANS was
Feb 6, when Susan Eldred (ANS Director of Public Affairs) said:
>Date: Thu, 6 Feb 92 13:56:48 EST
>From: Susan Eldred <hela!ans.net!eldred>
>To: hela!psi.com!com-priv
>Message-Id: <CMM.0.90.2.697402608.eldred@home.ans.net>
>
>Many of us at ANS have been reading the comments regarding "COMBITs" that
>have been posted during the last few months. Although we answered many of
>the messages, there obviously is still a great deal of confusion and debate
>about this measurement/pricing scheme, and that has convinced us to take
>another look at it. We are arranging a meeting with representatives from
>around the Internet community to get more input on whether or not the plan
>should be changed, and if so, how should it be revised.
>
>We've always said that we expected the plan would continue to evolve over
>time, as we learned more about commercialization. Maybe it's time for the
>next phase in this evolution.
>
>At any rate, be assured that we will keep all of you current on the latest
>developments.
Did this meeting ever happen?
