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Re: JetCafe - Flat Rate 24/7 Internet Access in the Los Angeles Area

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From: Minh Lang
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 1995 00:00
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In article <3ugva9$huh@elxr.jpl.nasa.gov>, dave@elxr.jpl.nasa.gov (Dave
Hayes) wrote:

> matts@lainet.com (Matt Silberstein) writes:
> >As a result, they don't pay the tax on the income and others get the 
> >operating deductions for the expense.  They should have significantly 
> >lower costs than a for profit.
> 
> We do. Problem is, ISPs oversell their connections in order to reduce
> the cost of their service. If JetCafe did this, we could get the costs
> down to what you presume the costs should be, but we couldn't guarantee
> 24 hours a day/7 days a week connectivity.
> -- 
> Dave Hayes -- Institutional NETworks - Section 394 -- JPL/NASA - Pasadena CA
> dave@elxr.jpl.nasa.gov       dave@jato.jpl.nasa.gov         ...usc!elroy!dxh
> 
> "If there is intellegent life in outer space, then they are undoubtedly
> using Earth as their insane asylum."                        -Mark Twain

Then is it possible to have 2 price rates, 1 for 24/7 and another
cheaper one for, let's say, 4/7 or 4/5 for those of us who
don't need 24/7 access from home? 

 - Minh -

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From: mlang@inst-sun1.jpl.nasa.gov (Minh Lang)
Subject: Re: JetCafe - Flat Rate 24/7 Internet Access in the Los Angeles Area
Date: 1995/07/19
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