🚀 go-pugleaf

In <MPG.11f7ef6e67abc377989ab7@news.walltech.com>,
   For_Email@ddress.see.below_plea.se (Philip J. Koenig) wrote:
:> http://www.fasternet.org
:> 
:Ah, if it were so simple.
:
:I wonder if those "outdated regulations" just happened to include
:annoying little preconditions like making these telcos provide
:equal access to local traditional telephone service competition 
:before allowing them to get involved in DSL gravy.
:
:If what people want is another Ma Bell to dictate prices and
:service levels with no competition, then perhaps they should
:go along with this.  
:
:Who knows what the agenda is, but I suggest people look a
:bit closer at who is funding and supporting this movement.
:Maybe SBC/Pacbell is behind it.

From a piece of their web page (which claims that this is a "Keep America
Connected Campaign"):

:Keep America Connected is a coalition of organizations representing 
:older Americans, people with disabilities, rural and inner city residents,
:people of color, low income citizens, labor and local phone companies
:working together to ensure affordable access to modern telecommunications
:for all Americans. 
:
:Members of Keep America Connected:

then follows a long list of organizations, none of which on the surface
appears to be a profit making corporation.
See http://fasternet.policy.net/about , which site the fasternet.org URL
redirects one to.

fasternet.org is registered to
Issue Dynamics (FASTERNET3-DOM)
   919 18th Street, 10th Floor
   Washington, DC 20005
responsible person:
      Deutsch, Ken  (KD858)  deutsch@IDI.NET

Policy.net is registered to
Policy Networks (POLICY-DOM)
   901 15th Street NW Suite 230
   Washington, DC 20005-2301

I have no idea who these people are or what they're about, but here it is if
it's helpful.  I also sense an agenda behind the original posting.