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From: spexet@ux.acs.umn.edu (D. Robert Spexet II)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Why & how to join Internet community?
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Date: 30 Aug 90 16:26:38 GMT
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In article <3@smarine.UUCP> root@smarine.UUCP (Chris Hapgood) writes:
>...By the
>way, I believe there are no fees involved in getting an Internet address
>assigned.

This may be a bit misleading.  There may be no fees involved in getting
the address from SRI, but there are certainly fees involved (monthly cost)
for conection to the Internet.  This wonderful little network of ours cer-
tainly doesn't come for free.


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