1996-01-31 Craig A. Johnson Curt’s ideas are some of the more innovative and realistic to come down the pike on this very difficult subject. Note his caution against making ‘a devil’s deal’ in rushing to sell the airwave spectrum “off for all time in the name of paying off the debt.” –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Wed, … Read more…
1996-01-31 Craig A. Johnson Gingrich’s press secretary, Tony Blankely and House Commerce Committee Chair Tom Bliley were saying late today the telecom bill will go to the floor for a vote tomorrow, after it is considered in the Rules Committee. The conference report was supposed to have been signed this afternoon. The official line is … Read more…
1996-01-31 Craig A. Johnson Check out the front page story in today’s Wall Street Journal for an example of how China is planning to clamp down on the Internet. The move parallels the recent order to Xinhua, the official news agency, to regulate and restrict the types of economic news and data which enter the … Read more…
1996-01-31 Richard Moore In case you’ve been having trouble sending in postings.. John Whiting wrote: >Date: 31 Jan 96 11:06:22 EST >From: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> >To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> >Subject: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 4 > >This has been returned to me twice, unknown mailer error as below. >A site hiccup? I include … Read more…
1996-01-31 Craig A. Johnson On Tuesday, 30 January 1996, Joe Shea <•••@••.•••> wrote: <…> > Apropos of this message, it is our understanding that the > bill > will be voted on Thursday, and we now have a draft complaint > awaiting approval of our parties to file in Federal court upon > enactment. Joe, … Read more…
1996-01-31 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Allen L Marshall) Subject: Re: cr> re4: QUESTION of open net survival >OLmaniac wrote: >>dream is the day when banned Usenet groups and anonymous remailers are >>hosted on servers located on satellites, where they are outside the >>jurisdiction of all governments. If things get … Read more…
1996-01-31 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 Sender: “John S. Hall” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: German censorhip David E. Anderson wrote: >Just as pariahs like pornographers and neo-Nazis are the best choice as >initial targets by those whose real aim is people like us, Germany is the >best choice to impose a crackdown. German … Read more…
1996-01-31 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 To: •••@••.••• From: •••@••.••• (Jim Warren) Subject: GovAccess.254.prexy: why debate online?; more media; email; … CONTENTS First-ever online presidential debates proposed for Feb. 5-11 WHY? … Why Should We Care? Ask Your Favorite Political Writers If They Will Cover the Debates; Ask Them to Ask Campaigns … Read more…
1996-01-31 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> Subject: reN: evolution of net infrastructure The major US automobile manufacturers have now organized to exert influence on Net infrastructure. They are inviting other large manufacturers to join them. Their coalition tried various approaches to guarantee service levels for Net-based business, … Read more…
1996-01-31 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 Sender: Joe Shea <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> Help defend free speech in cyberspace Apropos of this message, it is our understanding that the bill will be voted on Thursday, and we now have a draft complaint awaiting approval of our parties to file in Federal court … Read more…