cr> AT&T LEVERAGES ON “FREE” LOCAL ACCESS

1996-03-01 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Fri, 1 Mar 1996 Sender: “David E. Anderson” <•••@••.•••> Subject: ATT ISP access fee exemption This graf from NYT by way of Educom smells like preparation for a modem or ISP tax. I worry that the legislative discussion of such a tax will be as lopsided and intellectually bankrupt as … Read more…

cr> Who to blame for Deform Act?

1996-03-01 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 Sender: Joe Shea <•••@••.•••> Subject: Re: cr> re: Stahlman’s novel theory This lengthy exchnage on the CDA is rather interesting for what it doesn’t suggest — that the most powerful people behind the Telcommunications Act covered ALL of the bases. There were no pure hearts at … Read more…

cr> Webcast of the Media and Democracy Congress

1996-03-01 Richard Moore @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Date: Thu, 29 Feb 1996 Sender: •••@••.••• (Andria L. Fiegel) Subject: Voyager’s Webcast of the Media and Democracy Congress As you are probably aware, the first Media & Democracy Congress is beginning today in San Francisco. We’re writing to let you know about a live webcast that Voyager is broadcasting of … Read more…

cr> virus alert (?)

1996-03-01 Richard Moore Subject: Virus Alert** Do not download PKZ300.exe! Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 02:04:11 -0800 Organization: City of Tacoma Lines: 17 Message-ID: <•••@••.•••> NNTP-Posting-Host: blv-pm0-ip8.halcyon.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.0GoldB1 (Win95; I) To All of the NETTERS, from our computer support center at the City of Tacoma: There … Read more…

cr> Polish Monopoly Institutes “Per Byte” Charging

1996-03-01 Craig A. Johnson It is useful to remember that our Net friends in all parts of the world are fighting some of the same battles that we are. Let’s stay aware of these developments. Below is a copy of a letter sent by the Polish Internet Society to the government regarding the new rates … Read more…

cr> CIX Joins Suit Challenging CDA

1996-03-01 Craig A. Johnson @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 26, 1996 COMMERCIAL INTERNET EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION JOINS SUIT CHALLENGING COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT Today, the Commercial Internet eXchange Association (“CIX”) sought to intervene in litigation challenging the constitutionality of the indecency standard in the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”). CIX is the leading trade association of Internet … Read more…