IP: A Question for The Intelligent ( ;-) )People Network

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:05:02 -0400
> From: Barry Frankel <bfrankel () PrincetonCapital com>
>
> Dave,
>
> I was listening to all the gloom and doom about the economy last night
> and the more I thought about it the more sure I became that what this
> economy needs is some stimulus from the technology sector.  But there is
> little out there at the moment that is exciting.
>
> But then it hit me. The stimulus just might be broad deployment of high
> speed internet connectivity.  And the question I hope you'll put out to
> the IP network is how do we make it happen?
>
> Is it a government program like the Federal Universal Service Program
> for telephones that will get this ball rolling?
>
> Or is it a bold challenge by the President of The United States similar
> to Kennedy's challenge to get a man on the moon to make high speed
> connectivity available to everyone in the country within four years?
>
> Is it linking a future tax refund to paying for content delivered over
> the internet?
>
> Is it a government run Napster?
>
> I'm not sure that any of these are the solution which is why I'd love to
> see the question asked of the others on your distribution list.
>
> Barry



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