Re: NSI Bulletin 098-008 | New Registration Agreement

["Scott Gifford" <sgifford () tir com>]

Perry Metzger writes:
> Michael Dillon writes:
> > On Mon, 30 Mar 1998 dirk () power net wrote:
> >
> > > So, are we going to get refunds?
> >
> > That would mean that the NSF (your tax dollars) would have to pay for
> > doling out many, many small checks or else the fund itself would pay for
> > the issuing of checks thereby reducing a meagre refund to a measly
refund.
> > I think it would be much nicer if the money were to be given to some
group
> > that would spend it on its intended purpose. Let IAB dole it out as
> > research grants or some such...
>
> Not likely the courts will see it that way. They'll probably require
> that the money be returned, or given back to the users in the form of
> free service from NSI or some such.

  A similar case happened here in Michigan, where Ameritech overcharged
customers and was ordered by the court to pay it back.  They ended up
settling on making a several million dollar contribution to connecting
classrooms to the Internet, in the form of a few large grants to groups of
school districts, instead of refunding hundreds of thousands of people a few
bucks.  So it could happen...

-----Scott.