[9964] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: networkMCI ads
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ken Deutsch)
Mon Jan 31 08:35:16 1994
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 08:31:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Ken Deutsch <deutsch@ba.com>
To: compriv <com-priv@psi.com>
Eric Rabe of Bell Atlantic asked me to post this:
> On Tue, 25 Jan 1994, Dave Hughes wrote:
>
> > By the time TCI and Bell Atlantic get their stuff together,
> > half the US will *already* have figured out how to 'talk
> > back.' And *somebody* will have come on compriv to announce
> > the latest 'virtual-communications' service, using wireless,
> > and helmets, moving alpha brain waves generated by just
> > thinking. i.e. 'esp'
There have been a few comments here taking a swipe at Bell Atlantic/TCI
for not being far enough along in our thinking about the "information
superhighway." First, I'd submit that we're father down that
road than any other major communications company. Second, the merger has
done more to stiumlate investment in capacity to carry high speed data than
any other event in the last decade. Not only have we put our money
where our mouth is with the most aggressive deployment plans announced so
far, but the announcement has also spurred other companies into action.
Third, I' d readily admit that the most innovative thinking in this or
any other field ususally comes from smaller companies or individuals
working on various pieces of a larger scheme. Internet, for instance, is
the result of thousands of users adding their good ideas to the system.
What Bell Atlantic/TCI hope to do is put the power to create in the hands
of those who are the most innovative. Broadband capacity on demand - the
full service network - offers just that promise.
I invite your response to me at ba.com.
Eric Rabe Voice: (703) 794-3036 Fax: (703) 974-0591
Bell Atlantic | Internet: rabe@ba.com
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