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 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 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ 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 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 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 Craig A. Johnson Below is a piece that ran yesterday in The American Reporter. It emphasizes the imminent dangers to the Net as we know it, and illustrates the closed ways in which important decisions regarding telecommunications policy are being hammered through conference by the committee leadership. –caj “””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” * * * NEWS ANALYSIS: … Read more…

1996-01-23 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 From: Phil Agre <•••@••.•••> To: •••@••.••• Subject: The Netizens Netbook ========================================================================== This message was forwarded through the Red Rock Eater News Service (RRE). Replies should go to the original author, listed in the From: field below. You are welcome to send the message along to others, … 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…

1996-01-22 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…

1996-01-21 Arun Mehta On Sun, 21 Jan 1996, Richard K. Moore wrote: > Far from limiting their horizons to protecting voice tariffs, the telcos > (& cables) are grabbing the future with both hands. With their Reform Act, > they are setting down ground rules for the development of cyberspace which > will allow them … Read more…