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In message <[email protected]>, "Robert E. Seastrom" w rites: > > Would it be impolite to point out that if a $100M R&D effort would > create the technology for a 2-3 order of magnitude speed-up, that the > private sector would be falling all over themselves right this second > to make it happen? > > Oh yeah, I forgot, he didn't exhale... > > > > Clinton Seeks Upgraded Internet > > President Clinton is emphasizing the high-tech road of the future on the > campaign trail today. During visits to Knoxville, Tenn., and Dayton, Ohio, > Clinton proposed a $100 million plan to expand the reach of the Internet. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > ``It would lead to an explosion in learning,'' Clinton told a campaign rally > in downtown Dayton. In Knoxville, Clinton said he wants to see the day ``when > computers are as much a part of classrooms as blackboards.'' The proposal > includes giving free Internet service to schools and libraries and upgrading > the Internet to make it 100 to 1,000 times faster than the existing system. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Check out the OIG March 23, 1993 review of the NSFNET program. The T3 NFSNET was provided at a cost lower than one IXC bid for a T1 network. The cost of the T3 NSFNET backbone service was $10M per year for 5 years, $15M per year for the 2 year extension. An Internet-II might provide incentive for IXC to bid cutting edge technology at or near (or under) cost, because if they don't a different carrier will gain an edge. Curtis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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