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Date: 17 Dec 1992 09:25:18 -0700
From: Ray Harwood <RHARWOOD@east.pima.edu>
Subject: Re: A question on Internet Resources

> (3) The restrictions on commercial use of the internet discourage people
> from providing commercial resources.  [stuff deleted]

Please note that the non-commercial use restriction in the Acceptable Use
Policy is *not* an "Internet" policy, but rather an NSF-network provider
policy.  The Internet is comprised of several backbone networks, and each
network provider is responsible for determining their own definition of
Acceptable Use.  Since NSF-net connects colleges and (ostensibly) research
institutions to the Internet and is funded with *tax* dollars, no-one is
"permitted" to derive direct financial gain from such a connection.

However, get your Internet service through a member of CIX, the Commercial
Internet Exchange, and you PAY for your access with *your* dollars, but you get
a much broader definition of acceptable use.  Yes, a company can even SELL
things over Internet (I'm planning on establishing a commercial connection in
January to distribute contract notices from sources like the CBD, for example),
but since the resources are not FREE to commercial users, they will typically
charge for their services.
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There is a pretty sizable list of backbones/gateways into Internet that are
availabel as pay services for which no *restrictive* AUP exists.  I've found
personal accounts in the $39/month range, and full-blown TCP/IP-host connection
for $250/month unlimited 24-hour connection.

Ray
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