vision2020@moscow.com: Proposed Internet charges
Proposed Internet charges
Tom Trail (ttrail@moscow.com)
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 12:16:21 -0800
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>From: gens@moscow.com (Gens Johnson)
>Subject: Proposed Internet charges
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>GENS--THANKS FOR YOUR E MAIL--I'M TAKING ALL OF THE DELUGE OF CALLS,
E MAIL, ETC. ABOUT THIS SUBJECT WITH ME TO BOISE THIS AFTERNOON. I'LL BE
TAKING THIS TO REP. RON CRANE, CHAIRMAN OF STATE AFFAIRS, WHO IS CURRENTLY
CONDUCTING HEARINGS ON THE DEREGULATION BILL. IN ADDITION, I'LL TALK WITH
MARSHA SMITH, IPUC COMMISSIONER. I'D URGE COMMUNICATIONS AIMED AT RON CRANE
AND MARSHA SMITH AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL PHONE COMPANY. I POST EVERYONE NEXT
WEEKEND. TOM TRAIL
>What is really disturbing about the local telephone companies' tactics is
>their whine that they aren't getting the revenues to build a network that
>can support all the "connect time" that Interent use will potentially
>generate. Starting over a decade ago both US West and GTE started
>installing ISDN capabilities in their central switching offices, and
>including these costs in their rate bases. They have been charging every
>telephone network subscriber for these improvements for all these years,
>but have been irresponsible in not developing a viable marketing plan for
>ISDN. Even the most basic ISDN service would enable a residential customer
>to use a packet switching connection for Internet connection, and provide
>immediate relief for the "connect time" problem.
>
>Have any of you tried to get residential ISDN service in Moscow or Pullman?
>I have, and it is simply not available...even though the central switching
>offices have been ISDN cabable for years (although I understand they need
>to add line terminating equipment; a small investment compared to that
>already made). The local telephone companies have the wherewithal to solve
>much of the traffic problems that they are complaining about, and to
>improve local services at the same time...
>
>While I agree that land-use decisions will have an enormous impact on the
>quality of life in our future, I also think that having telecommunications
>capabilities that equal those available in Portland or Seattle is going to
>become more and more important in "quality of life" scenarios...for
>community and individual access to information, access to voice, and even
>economic development.
>
>Maybe Tom Trail can take this message to Boise, as well.
>
>Gens Johnson
Dr. Tom Trail
International Trails
2039 Mt. View Rd.
Moscow, Id. 83843
Tel: (208) 882-6077
Fax: (208) 882-0896
e mail ttrail@moscow.com
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