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From: jpm@lanl.gov (James P Mcgee)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: UUCP access
Keywords: UUCP, e-mail, news
Message-ID: <5823@lanl.gov>
Date: 13 Nov 90 22:49:51 GMT
Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
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A while back, someone asked about getting access to the internet, and
someone else listed a couple of companies that provided access for
a reasonable price.  I had hoped that someone would post prices and
such, but no such luck.  My interest is far enough into the future
that I didn't want to waste a salespersons time.
There have also been questions about commercial UUCP access.

Today, while reading "README" (Sun Microsystems User Group), V5#3,
I saw the following article.  (Typed in, so typos are mine)
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Low-Cost UUCP Network Connections

Portal Communications Company
10385 Cherry Tree Lane
Cupertino, CA 95014
(408) 973-9111, voice
(408) 725-0561, modem

In August, Portal Communications Company announced several products that allow
UNIX users low-cost access to the UUCP Network.  With the Portal Basic UUCP
Connection, UNIX users can send and receive electronic mail and access Usenet
through modems and dial-up phone lines.  For companies and individuals without
UNIX expertise, Portal offers a product called Supported UUCP Connection.
This service provides the basic UUCP connection along with access to Portal's
engineering staff for instruction, support, and trouble-shooting.  Also
available is the Portal UUCP Start-up Kit, which includes a software tape of
all the necessary software to implement exchange of mail and news, plus
software documentation and installation instructions.  This Portal Start-up

Kit provides a time-saving package for quick, full-function connection with
Usenet.

The UUCP electronic-mail connection reaches more than 10,000,000 people on
thousands of networks.  The Usenet feed enables interactive, stored
discussions of more than 1200 topics and reaches more than 600,000 people
worldwide.  Portal Communications Company offers relable, secure, 24-hour
-a-day connections to this network.  The service eliminates your dependence
on the generosity of others for UUCP network connections.

Prices for the Basic Connection are $34.95 per month plus $1.95 per hour of
connect time.  With a feed of standard newsgroups and an average flow of mail,
the cost per month for the service will typically range from $100 to $200
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I have no information on this other than what I just keyed in.
While I know that there is a big difference between UUCP access and
Internet access, this is at least something.
If anyone knows anything about Internet access, I'd appreciate
hearing about it.

Pat McGee, jpm@lanl.gov