[9194] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: an Internet buying coop?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Taylor Walsh)
Mon Dec 20 19:33:51 1993
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1993 19:27:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Taylor Walsh <twalsh@cap.gwu.edu>
To: "Glenn S. Tenney" <tenney@netcom.com>
Cc: nii_agenda@civicnet.org, com-priv@psi.com, communet@nysernet.org
In-Reply-To: <199312192003.MAA27190@mail.netcom.com>
On Sun, 19 Dec 1993, Glenn S. Tenney wrote:
>
> Why don't we push the CIX to add something to their member agreements that
> would require their members to allow their subscribers to re-sell access or
> somesuch.
"Require their members"...? These are business organizations whose
management might be swayed one way or another regarding re-selling,
but requiring them to conduct their business in a certain way isn't
likely to go very far.
What is needed is a PIX, a Public Internet Exchange...but of course
you'd need publicly managed service providers to join and offer
service. Where is FARNET in all this...?
