1996-01-23 Richard Moore I suggest that a fundamental question has been raised on the list, that conflicting views have been expressed, and that we could benefit from a thread on this topic. The question: Will open, Internet-style communications survive the commercialization of cyberspace? I’m convinced survival is unlikely, not because the two _couldn’t_ co-exist, but … Read more…
1996-01-23 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 Sender: Brennon Martin <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> Congress Straitjackets the Net – AR article On Tue, 23 Jan 1996, Craig A. Johnson wrote: > A “signature sheet” is presently being substituted for open > discussion and debate. This assures that so-called “technical” changes > and at … Read more…
1996-01-23 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 From: James Love <•••@••.•••> To: Multiple recipients of list <•••@••.•••> Subject: CPT FCC motion on DBS cross ownership and TCI —————————————————————– TAP-INFO – An Internet newsletter available from •••@••.••• —————————————————————– INFORMATION POLICY NOTES January 23, 1996 – Consumer Project on Technology Asks FCC to Bar TCI … Read more…
1996-01-23 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 From: Richard Layman <•••@••.•••> To: “Richard K. Moore” <•••@••.•••> ~–<snip>–~ Although I think a strong information-community building oriented Internet will be maintained, I guess I believe that a “mass-connected” NII-type society will have an entertainment-oriented cyberspace predominately, rather than one typified by listservs, Web pages for … Read more…
1996-01-23 Richard Moore And now, from out of the blue, a postive action proposal! (It was also posted to Cyberspace Society.) -rkm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Allan Bradley) Subject: Proposal for a Democratic Communications Corporation I don’t know the real interest here but I thought I would throw this out to … Read more…
1996-01-23 Craig A. Johnson “No matter how you look at the facts, Tele-communications Inc (TCI) should not be allowed to acquire a new DBS license,” the Consumer Project on Technology (CPT) says in its comments to the FCC on cross-ownership rules for direct broadcast satellite services. We keep hearing from George Gilder and the Congressional … Read more…
1996-01-23 Craig A. Johnson Jamie Love of CPT has issued the clarification below on the DBS auction to be held tomorrow. Directly following it is a reply to Jamie by Richard Layman who says that in his view Primestar is “akin to DBS,” and concludes: “Cross-ownership rules comparable to how newspapers cannot own television or … Read more…
1996-01-22 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 Sender: Voters Telecommunications Watch <•••@••.•••> Subject: (VTW) BillWatch #33 ~–<snip>–~ TABLE OF CONTENTS Announcements Oregon ISPs stand up for your rights Recap of ECHO Virtual Culture Event 1/21/96 Lotus blinks in industry/NSA crypt standoff Subscription Information (unchanged since 10/21/95) ~–<snip>–~ OREGON ISPs STAND UP FOR YOUR … Read more…
1996-01-22 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Sun, 21 Jan 1996 From: Phil Agre <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: universal e-mail service [Tora Bikson is one of the authors of a valuable study last year of the feasibility of universal e-mail service. Here are details on the study. I have taken the liberty of reformatting them slightly for … Read more…
1996-01-21 Arun Mehta > Queries: Will telcos change pricing strategies to correspond to > economic realities? How, who will lead, how will the Internet > figure into their business plans? Good questions. I think Low-Earth-Orbit satellite communications will be the trigger. For now, Iridium & co. seem to be cooperating with the telcos, suggesting that … Read more…