Proposed $.10 per Minute Internet Charge

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Proposed $.10 per Minute Internet Charge

An SI Board Since February 1997

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Emcee: CynicalTruth	Type: Unmoderated

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87	I daresay you are right in that the trends will take care of the economics in t	Tom Simpson	-	2/10/1997
86	As I said in my first post, I also think .10 is too high. But as someone else	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
85	Your analogy between freeways and the internet is a very poor one, as Metcalfe	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
84	Here is the MCI summary they filed with the FCC. Keep in mind this is only the	CynicalTruth	-	2/10/1997
83	Hi John... Yep... <i>"But what really blows me away is that the sel	CynicalTruth	-	2/10/1997
82	Hi Jeff ... Good link. Seems to me that the smaller TeleCo's don't want	CynicalTruth	-	2/10/1997
81	John...No disappointment here: <i>"I don't work for the TelCos,	CynicalTruth	-	2/10/1997
80	<< And this is also a first step to per minute charges for all phone use	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
79	Thanks Bill for the comments and time you have invested into this. I also have	CynicalTruth	-	2/10/1997
78	John, OK I read your post #50. I suppose you also apply this logic to public e	Roger A. Babb	-	2/10/1997
77	Acell, I expect that out of "fairness" mandatory per minute charges w	Roger A. Babb	-	2/10/1997
76	As I have already explained to John Sugas in message #50 (maybe you should pay	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
75	John, I suppose you would also be in favor of making all the freeways toll road	Roger A. Babb	-	2/10/1997
74	John, who is your employer, or should I say which Telco do you work for?	Roger A. Babb	-	2/10/1997
73	Chuck - What keeps coming up over and over again on this thread which I don'	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
72	Hi, Well! This surely is interesting stuff. But I sure don't have much of	acell bown	-	2/10/1997
71	<<< We have a national disease clearly reflected by our national	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
70	My goodness....what a discussion!! Not all "right wingers" hate the	Tom Simpson	-	2/10/1997
69	HI John: RE> The average internet user understands nothing of infrastructure	James F. Hopkins	-	2/10/1997
68	It may surprise you to learn that I am about as liberal as they come. I grew u	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
67	>>Your analogy to people talking a lot on the phone is very silly. First	Jeff Hayden	-	2/10/1997
66	Jeff, As I have been explaining to others: 1. The local Bells now have compet	John Grandy	-	2/10/1997
65	And I s'pose you'd also outlaw teenagers' use of the phones, right?	Jeff Hayden	-	2/10/1997
64	Rog ! That was eloquent, You sure said it better than I could..I'm not buy	James F. Hopkins	-	2/10/1997
63	Roger, You are badly misinformed. The internet was started by scientists, who	John Grandy	-	2/9/1997

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