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Date: Mon, 8 Apr 91 05:44:46 GMT
From: Barry Margolin <think!barmar@bloom-beacon.mit.edu>
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Subject: Re: 56kbps Alternatives?
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In article <telecom11.274.3@eecs.nwu.edu> Barton.Bruce@camb.com
(Barton F. Bruce) writes:

> I am not so sure PSI or Alternet do this, but NEARNET here in Boston
> gets you to PAY for ALL the necessary Cisco equipment, and THEY get to
> OWN it. Watch your local Internet peddler's contract carefully - That
> is ~$10k you just gave away.

It's not quite that bad.  I believe that if you cancel your NEARnet
membership the equipment you paid for is transfered to you.  NEARnet
retains ownership while you're a member so that they can consolidate
all the maintenance and management issues.


Barry Margolin, Thinking Machines Corp.
barmar@think.com   {uunet,harvard}!think!barmar