[9656] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Washington Telecommunications bill (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ed Tully)
Sat Jan 15 15:01:58 1994
From: tully@cscns.com (Ed Tully)
To: com-priv@psi.com
Date: Sat, 15 Jan 94 12:58:08 MST
> I have been lurking on this discussion, but it has reached the point where
> it is really beginning to annoy me!
>
> This is OUR network. We built it, we run it, we operate it. And we have
> prided ourselves on the fact that no one owns it; no one runs it; everyone
> operates it. And we seem to be willing now to sit back and let someone put
> down a set of rules different than our own - and that someone has the
> greatest history of failure in the world! The Internet is not a public
> utility. Does anyone out there really think the FCC act of 1934 really did
> any good? And here we all sit and wait for them to do it again.
>
> As far as reaching the masses, whatever that means, it will get there. When
> there are guys like Dave Hughes running around the world setting up nodes in
> the poorest areas of Turkey, Russia, Montana, etc., do you really think the
> Internet will not be available to everyone in time? Do you think BIG SAM will
> make it available to everyone? Hell, he can't even make America available to
> its citizens!
>
> Why do we all wait with bated breath for the utterings of Al Gore? We
> appreciate his help, but I don't appreciate his meddling in MY network. Do
> you? Has Al Gore done anything to build this network? Not to my knowledge!
> Did he give any of you back the money you spent in doing what you have
> done? But he sure is basking in the glory of the success we have all
> brought to HIS table.
>
> The goverment should get out of the competition business; get out of the
> Internet business. If the cost of having it in is regulation, I say no
> thanks!
>
> --
> Ed Tully
>
> My opinions are mu own!
>
>
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Ed Tully
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