[8405] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: SprintLink 45 Mbps Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Thu Nov 18 00:41:06 1993
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: rcollet@icm1.icp.net (Robert D. Collet Sprint GSD)
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1993 23:40:06 -0600 (CST)
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, rcollet@icm1.icp.net, pkendall@icm1.icp.net
In-Reply-To: <9311161510.AA56174@Collet.icm1 Telnet Session> from "Robert D. Collet Sprint GSD" at Nov 16, 93 03:10:56 pm
> Forwarded message:
> Contacts: Janis Langley, (O) 202-828-7427; (H) 703-533-3322
> Evette Fulton, (O) 202-828-7411; (H) 301-230-0978
>
>
> For Immediate Release
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> SPRINT UPGRADES SPEED, CAPACITY OF INTERNET BACKBONE SERVICE
Congratulations.
There are now two players in the high-speed (45mbps) Internetworking game.
This is a good thing, IMHO.
It also means that any remaining idea that the NSFNet is "research"
technology (as opposed to off-the-shelf purchasable) has vanished.
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