IP: Re: who won the US Revolution? The English (BT) may win it

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 09:59:14 +0000
To: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
From: Brian.Randell () newcastle ac uk (Brian Randell)


Dave:


On the radio here this morning, discussing Internet growth and the BT/MCI
merger/takeover a BT spokesman expressed smug satisfaction with the fact
that there is no tradition of free local calls here, so that as the average
call time zooms because of Internet access, they have no problem in
financing the extra equipment needed. (In fact there is one telephone
system here, in the city of Hull, in East Yorkshire - owned by the city
corporation - and does provide free local calls. I gather that an ISP tried
to set up shop there and soon abandoned the venture.)


Cheers


Brian


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