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In article <47c0c4$1e0e@acs2.acs.ucalgary.ca>,
Luc Bauwens <bauwens@acs.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
>      
>I propose that the newsgroup can.infohighway, which is currently unmoderated,
>be changed to moderated.  I am prepared to act as the moderator, and Jim
>Borynec has offered to help.

I'm all for it - it would make reading it a pleasure again. Go for it guys
and good luck.

>can.infohighway is a moderated newsgroup intended for discussion of
>Canadian issues related to high-bandwidth communications and more generally,
>with social, political and technical issues related to the future of
>telecommunications and interconnected information technologies. 

Excellent

>
>(The next paragraph might be revisited depending upon the outcome
>of today's referendum.)
>Both Canadian languages are welcome, obviously.  (Mais j'espere que les
>Francophones ne me demanderont pas de traduire ce document...  Ceci dit,
>je suis bilingue et capable de moderer dand les deux langues.)

If there is enough traffic it could be split into French and English sub
groups but mixing them for now is quite acceptable.

>
>Specific issues would include for instance:
>
>- Regulation and the CRTC;

Keith who?

>- Competition between Telcos and cable operators;

Do you know where your dial-tone is coming from?

>- The role of the Canadian and provincial governements in the information
>	infrastructure;

None I hope

>- Canadian contents;

Lots already - and more coming. Creating it has never been a problem - it
was always distribution that was the nut to crack. WWW makes this MUCH less
of a problem.

>- Foreign and international issues with Canadian implications;

If you can't enforce a law everywhere, you can't enforce it anywhere.

>- Relationship between the Internet in its current shape and future 
>	communication networks and technologies;

Subject for a whole separate group

>- Testbed ATM networks;

That's what the Internet is - a testbed.

>- Management issues regarding ATM network;

fun and games - looking forward to discussions on this one

>- TCP-IP on ATM;

or ATM instead of TCP/IP?

>- Topics related to CANARIE, regional testbed networks etc.

BIG pipe - little use :-(

>- Policy, legal and technology issues regarding free speech, ethical issues
>	(pornography etc.) and the net (but not religious issues);

Other groups beat this to death, but Canadian perspective is very valuable.

>- Legal issues related to all of the above;

Ouch - but necessary

>- Policy and technical issues regarding CANet, regional networks, foreign
>	links etc.
>- Relationship between Canadian and foreign or international organizations
>	involved in high bandwidth;
>- Privacy issues in the communication age in Canada;
>- Canadian suppliers of equipment/technology;
>- Financial and investment issues;
>- Stentor and Unitel.

All reasonable

>
>(This list does not intend to be exhaustive; please tell me what I might
>have missed.)
>
>What does *not* belong:
>
>- Look at my cool new home page: http://www.torfree.net/~xxxx
>- Is there an Internet provider with a full Usenet feed in Red Deer?
>- Advertisement, except perhaps if clearly of interest to a broad cross-section
>	of the readership.
>- Discussion about abuse of the Usenet, spamming and despamming etc.
>- Metadiscussions about Internet/Usenet except if there is a specific 
>	Canadian angle.

agreed

>
>I would suggest that people who have a view, either favorable or against
>this proposal, voice their view in can.config.   If we find that there
>is a reasonable consensus, within a week or so, we would then go ahead.
>
>Meanwhile, I welcome suggestions, complaints, comments etc.
>
>The proper place for a public discussion is can.config.  Follow-up have been
>redirected there.
>
>The idea is that a broad consensus is required to go ahead with this,

You have my support

richard
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