[9628] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Telecommunications Competition Act of Washington State
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Glenn S. Tenney)
Fri Jan 14 14:41:35 1994
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 1994 11:40:23 -0800
To: adam fast <adamfast@u.washington.edu>, com-priv@psi.com,
From: tenney@netcom.com (Glenn S. Tenney)
Adam,
Based on what you posted (rather than the nitty gritty of the actual
wording) I must say that I think there are many problems in going from your
intention of what's needed to a law that is workable.
Simply put, your proposal is so broad and overreaching that it will
definitely NOT do what you intend, it might even do more damage than good.
Here's a simple scenario that will demonstrate what I'm thinking...
I have a BBS in my house with its own phone line.
Your bill would consider me an "information transport provider" since I lease
(or rent) the phone line and I pay someone else for uucp access so I can
offer
email to the Internet.
Therefore, I would now have to interconnect to other networks for the
seamless
transmission of voice, video and data.
The above scenario is just one rock in the mountain of problems I see with
your proposal, but I think it shows the level of problem.
I know that you are well intentioned, but I don't think you've considered
the implications adequately. I don't know what your experience base is (a
poly sci professor? have you used a wide variety of networks for a dozen
years? or what?), but from the summary of your proposed bill, I'd suggest
that you need much more input before proceeding.
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Glenn Tenney
tenney@netcom.com Amateur radio: AA6ER
(415) 574-3420 Fax: (415) 574-0546
