1996-03-10 Sender: samuel david winer <•••@••.•••> Cyber Righters, I honestly believe that AT&T’s decision to become an ISP was planned long ago. While I am not a lobbyist or a journalist, I have no doubt that they bought the Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996 and that monopolization of the Internet was part of the plan. … Read more…
1996-03-10 Craig A. Johnson Finally, a country that takes a healthy stand on the value of free communication! Notice those words — “social responsibility.” –caj @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sat, 09 Mar 1996 18:45:53 -0500 From: Dave Farber <•••@••.•••> Subject: IP: Malaysia Is Against Curbs On Internet Debate To: •••@••.••• (interesting-people mailing list) Malaysia Is Against Curbs … Read more…
1996-03-09 Sender: “Audrie Krause” <•••@••.•••> Dear Cyber Rights Folks – Craig Johnson wrote: <Once again the Internet community is being asked to “do something* <– and fast!! Internet users and providers should flood the FCC with < comments on this action. There are four weeks between now and the April 8 deadline for filing comments … Read more…
1996-03-09 Sender: Heiko Recktenwald <•••@••.•••> On Fri, 8 Mar 1996 15:09:21 -0800 you said: > >Comment: none of this should come as any surprise–we see the trends >in China, in Germany, and ultimately in our own Communications Decency >Act, which gives other countries the message that regulation is all >right. The nations have all drunk … Read more…
1996-03-09 Sender: John Whiting <•••@••.•••> Deja nu! John (Moderator’s note: The following material is under copyright in the U.S., and is posted to this newsgroup under “fair use” and “teachable moment” doctrines. Please do not post indiscriminately.) ———- Forwarded Message ———- From: Larry or Lynn Tunstall, INTERNET:•••@••.••• TO: John Whiting, 100707,731 DATE: 08/03/96 17:48 RE: … Read more…
1996-03-09 Sender: •••@••.••• In a message dated 96-03-08 18:00:18 EST, you write: >Remember when AT&T first entered the PC clone market? Everybody figured >they could take it over because of their deep pockets, but their offering >went the way of the TI Professional and most of the other clones. Remember >when people thought Microsoft Network … Read more…
1996-03-09 Craig A. Johnson We were cautioned, notified, and warned. Now we discover that the FCC has, with lightning-like speed, set a date for comments on the ACTA petiton to regulate phone calls on the Net. Once again the Internet community is being asked to “do something* — and fast!! Internet users and providers should … Read more…
1996-03-08 Craig A. Johnson Hazardous conditions for Net providers and users may be lie ahead around the next curve on the information turnpike. The talk on lists this week has been all about the ACTA’s petition to the FCC to examine “the type of permissible communications which may be effected over the Internet.” Though various … Read more…
1996-03-08 Note from moderator: Telecompost is always informative, but I’m posting this one because it contains specific guidelines for letter-writing. Not having gotten very far with the Congress, public-interest groups in the telecom area are moving their focus to the FCC. Andy ———————————————————————- ==================================================== ################ ############# ################ ## # ## ############# ## ### # ### … Read more…
1996-03-08 (This is written from my own point of view, not as Moderator–Andy.) Political, religious, and sex-related topics on Singapore’s Internet providers will all be subject to approval by Singapore’s government under new rules enacted on Tuesday. Singapore’s Internet Service Providers must register with the government, and so must anyone putting up a site with … Read more…