[8290] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Some Conclusions - ANS-DIGEX
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dick St.Peters)
Fri Nov 12 20:46:29 1993
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 93 20:39:55 EST
From: stpeters@spare-parts.crd.ge.com (Dick St.Peters)
To: curious@hebron.connected.com
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
Reply-To: <stpeters@dawn.crd.ge.com>
>From Mr. Windell:
> Basicly, I have no problems with the NSF situation. I have questions,
> please - please don't confuse them with problems.
> ...
> I am willing to speculate
> on some things. ^^^^^^^^^
>
> 1. Digital Express NEVER paid ANY up front money to ANS. (Others require it)
>
> 2. You NEVER had to pay for your RS6000 router. (Others require it)
>
> 3. At the very min. Digital Express made no initial monthly payments and
> or via special arrangements, payments were delayed. Delayed for a period
> of time to see if this "experiment" could fly.
>
> 4. I also speculate that Digital Express and not ANY of its owners ever
> gave ANS a personal gurantee. (Others require it)
>
> 5. In order to get this "great deal", I think that you had to promise a
> piece of the action (ownership, profits or whatever) and maybe INTEREST
> on the delayed payments to ANS, its employees or directors in whole or
> in part. Again I speculate.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> My Complaint: Its like that of many others... ANS gets Federal monies -
> A Win-Win situation. They setup a group of companies like Digital Express
> and by making such deals find themselves in the process of predatory
> pricing.
>
> In short, the whole thing smells of anti-trust.
I say this smells - nay, stinks - of a smear campaign.
I am in no position to defend or prosecute or judge DIGEX, but by god I
can judge this nearly-anonymous Mr. Windell very accurately with no
need to speculate about what sort of creature he - it - is.
--
Dick St.Peters
GE Corporate R&D, Schenectady, NY stpeters@dawn.crd.ge.com
