Re: NII Vision Statement from CPSR

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> From: mcb () net bio net (Michael C. Berch)
> To: com-priv () psi com
> Subject: Re: NII Vision Statement from CPSR
> Organization: IntelliGenetics, Inc., Mountain View, California, USA
>
> >      COMPUTER SCIENTISTS RAISE SOCIAL AND DESIGN CONCERNS
> >                      ABOUT THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY
> >
> > Palo Alto, Calif., October 25, 1993
> > [...]
> > CPSR recommends that the Administration adopt the following policies:
> > [...]
> > o   Guarantee equitable and universal access through an appropriate
> >     mix of legislation, regulation, taxation, and direct subsidies.
This definitely the scariest thing *I've* read this week, even scarier
than the administration's NII paper itself.
>
Personally, I would forgo the opportunity for ever seeing another
government dime put into the Internet in exchange for keeping it as
free as possible of "legislation, regulation, taxation, and direct
subsidies".


Sigh.



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Michael C. Berch
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