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From: gds@mit-eddie.UUCP (Greg Skinner)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: The politics of groups (of people)
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Date: Wed, 11-Sep-85 16:09:46 EDT
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All this talk about improving news transmission by using higher-speed
modems is all very nice, but what people seem to be forgetting is that
higher-baud modems cost significantly more money, and companies just
aren't going to fork over that money for the sake of news transmission.
For example, if I had 9600 baud modems at my company, I'd be using them
to log in from home, and expecting them to be used by others doing the
same. 

The only way I can see higher-baud modems becoming a standard item for
news sites is if news readers were asked to contribute a portion of
their salary for the purchase and maintenance of faster modems.  As chuq
says, you get what you pay for.  I wouldn't mind paying a nominal fee
for a fast modem -- think of it like paying for cable.
-- 
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards,
for they are subtle and quick to anger.

Greg Skinner (gregbo)
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