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From: john@amc.UUCP (John Sambrook)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Commercial use of the Internet
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Date: 17 Feb 89 06:18:57 GMT
Reply-To: john@amc.UUCP (John Sambrook)
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Organization: Applied Microsystems Corp., Redmond, WA.
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I read with interest Stephen Wolff's article (8902140913.aa11462@note.nsf.gov) 
on "Commercial use of the Internet."  As someone who has recently lost his
access to the Internet (due to changing jobs) this topic is (now!) near and
dear to my heart.  I'd appreciate comments on the following suggestion:

I would like to suggest that the rules for obtaining "connected status"
be ammended to permit commerical use of the Internet.  For the sake of
discussion I will refer to this as "Commerical Connected Status (CCS)."
Applying for, and receiving, this status would authorize a commerical
organization to connect to the Internet.

Of course, some means for cost recovery must be provided.  I would
suggest that this would be the domain (no pun intended) of the commerical
communications companies.  In particular, they could provide gateways
to the Internet, that would perform a cost-accounting function.  They 
would bill their customers, and in turn would be responsible for
reimbursing the federal government for their use of the Internet.  

Comments?

John Sambrook                        Internet: amc!john@uunet.uu.net
Applied Microsystems Corporation	 UUCP: amc!john
Redmond, Washington  98073               Dial: (206) 882-2000 ext. 630


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John Sambrook                        Internet: amc!john@uunet.uu.net
Applied Microsystems Corporation	 UUCP: amc!john
Redmond, Washington  98073               Dial: (206) 882-2000 ext. 326