[567] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: ANS Acceptable Use Policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen Wolff)
Mon Apr 8 14:30:47 1991
To: the terminal of Geoff Goodfellow <geoff@fernwood.mpk.ca.us>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Date: Mon, 08 Apr 91 14:19:56 EDT
From: Stephen Wolff <steve@cise.nsf.gov>
> If every regional did that and joined one or more CIX's -- why would we
> even need an NSFNET?
Gee, Geoff; you broke the code! Answer: WE WOULDN'T.
I call it privatization. Catchy title, no? Cheers, -s
PS: Some call what NSF (and other agencies with their nets) have been doing
"building the market" or "pump-priming." Seems to have worked...
