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Re: CWD MCI Wades Into IP (fwd)
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 07:55:21 -0500
[forwarded with permission djf] Date: 21 Nov 94 16:59:26 EST From:David_Brake () pcw ccmail compuserve com To: brock () well sf ca us Subject: Re: CWD MCI Wades Into IP If you hadn't heard from the UK already, this all sounds like deja vu to us. There have been several small and medium-sized Internet providers around for a couple of years here, but now British Telecom (the near-monopoly phone provider) has decided to jump into the market. It will suck up the bigger businesses first, in late 1994 then sometime next year it will be going after dial-up accounts. The only problem for them is that the public still looks to them for "public service" even though it was privatised years ago, so it's nervous of being accused of peddling porn by providing Internet feeds... David Brake, Cutting Edge Editor, Personal Computer World Britain's First, Biggest and Best Computer Magazine 32-34 Broadwick Street, London W1A 2HG, UK also 70007,5442, derb () cix compulink co uk, derb () well sf ca us tel: +44 171 927 9278 fax: +44 171 895 8098
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