[9155] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: more on Internet buying coop
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles R Fidelman)
Sun Dec 19 16:46:28 1993
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 16:27:16 -0500 (EST)
From: Miles R Fidelman <fidelman@civicnet.org>
To: "CCTV (Channel 17)" <cctv@emba.uvm.edu>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com, communet@uvmvm.BITNET, nii_agenda@civicnet.org,
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.05.9312191255.A5057-9100000@griffin.emba.uvm.edu>
On Sun, 19 Dec 1993, CCTV (Channel 17) wrote:
> Miles: If you are talking about a consumer coalition
> this is what we need to direct investment and costs--
> at least this is what the telcos tell us.
> We need a massive coalition of digital packet consumers
> to insist upon pricing and availablity that promotes
> ubiquity. There will be no other guarantee in the
> competitive marketplace.
I normally think of "consumer coalition" as meaning a representative
group, rather than one that negotiates contracts. I think we need to get
to the point where we have enough clout to sit at the table directly as
buyers.
Miles
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