Re: DoD IP Space

[Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org>]

Carlos,

It’s true even though the Internet is comprised of more than American providers and customers. A subsidy is a subsidy. 
It doesn’t have to go to everyone to “be true”. :)

 -mel

> On Apr 26, 2021, at 12:44 PM, Carlos M. Martinez <carlosm3011 () gmail com> wrote:
>
> That would be true if “the Internet” was still fully comprised of American providers and customers. That hasn’t been 
> the case for a long, long time.
>
> On 26 Apr 2021, at 16:27, Mel Beckman wrote:
>
> > Owen,
> >
> > Well, no. The Internet — meaning the ISPs and customers that comprise it — get substantial subsidies to this day. 
> > But that’s no call for the government to be obtuse with the purposes of its IP space.
> >
> > https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/more-than-300-companies-participate-in-internet-subsidy-program-u.s.-agency-2021-04-01
> >
> > -mel
> >
> >
> > > On Apr 26, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Owen DeLong <owen () delong com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Apr 24, 2021, at 16:34 , Jason Biel <jason () biel-tech com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The internet that is subsidized by that same Government….
> > >
> > > Uh, s/is/was/
> > >
> > > There’s really no subsidy any more.
> > >
> > > Owen