1996-01-26 Richard Moore Dear C-R, Two earlier posts (“building a parallel isochronous Internet” & “Bradley re: isochronous techhie talk”) discussed some issues re/developments in net communications technology. Below are some snippets from Allan Bradley’s comments, along with two threads from Arun’s india-gii list: re/ISDN re/”PLANET 1″. My point in encouraging this “net evolution” thread is … Read more…
1996-01-26 Craig A. Johnson The following is an excerpt detailing the latest media merger news. — caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ WASHINGTON TELECOM NEWSWIRE … _________________________________________________________________ January 25, 1996 6:40 p.m. ET MCI, NEWS CORP. ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE FOR DBS SERVICE MCI and News Corporation today announced a joint venture that will use MCI’s expensive new satellite slot … Read more…
1996-01-26 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 23:41:18 -0500 (EST) From: James Love <•••@••.•••> To: Telecomreg <•••@••.•••>, com-priv <•••@••.•••>, roundtable <•••@••.•••> Subject: who opposes telecom bill A member of Congress is interested in knowing what groups, firms or associations oppose the telecom bill, as it presently stands. Quite a few groups, including … Read more…
1996-01-26 Craig A. Johnson Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 23:41:18 -0500 (EST) From: James Love <•••@••.•••> To: Telecomreg <•••@••.•••>, com-priv <•••@••.•••>, roundtable <•••@••.•••> Subject: who opposes telecom bill @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ A member of Congress is interested in knowing what groups, firms or associations oppose the telecom bill, as it presently stands. Quite a few groups, including … Read more…
1996-01-26 Arun Mehta I suppose I helped start this thread, because I suggested: AM> While they all are unable to make much sense of the Internet, I AM> think the Internet will survive and thrive precisely because the AM> telcos will not be able to agree on an alternative. Nor could AM> their alternative have … Read more…
1996-01-25 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 From: •••@••.••• To: Multiple recipients of list <•••@••.•••> Subject: TELECOM BILL ON NPR SCIENCE FRIDAY The pending telecom deregulation bill will be the topic of conversation on this week’s NPR Science Friday show, in the 3 PM to 4 PM (EST) segment. I’ll be one of … Read more…
1996-01-25 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 25 Jan 1996 Sender: “Steve Eppley” <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> re: QUESTION of open net survival Jason Wehling wrote: >Richard Moore wrote: >> I’m convinced survival is unlikely, not because the two _couldn’t_ >> co-exist, but because of strategic political considerations — the >> potential threat is too great … Read more…
1996-01-25 Craig A. Johnson Below is an excerpt from the latest Voters’ Telecommunications Watch (VTW) Alert regarding the New York state bill which would prohibit “disseminating” material which is “harmful to minors.” (See Cyber Rights 19 December, “Exon-like Plague Hits New York.”) The remainder of the VTW alert containing the actual bill language is available … Read more…
1996-01-25 Craig A. Johnson Below is a response from Mark Stahlman to my Net “straight jacket” piece. I will follow it with my brief response to Mark. This should be read in light of my clarification of 24 January. –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 08:40:48 -0800 From: Mark Stahlman (via RadioMail) <•••@••.•••> Subject: … Read more…
1996-01-25 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 Sender: Activists Mailing List <•••@••.•••> From: henry <•••@••.•••> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) Subject: Scientology wins summary judgment against Lerma The Seventh Amendment reads as follows: “In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of … Read more…