Re: [ga-roots] "private roots"

[Bruce James <bmj@keyname.net>]

>>You want local phone service? You get one choice..... Verizon. That's it.
Nothing else.<<

I can't agree with this.

I live in Texas, and *under*   sorry.. Southwestern Bell. Part of SBC Corp.
My DSL line is through SWBell. It does work well and A T & T doesn't offer
DSL.

My other *local* phone service is through A T & T *Local Service*.

A T & T is $2.75 a month less *and* uses the SWBell switch and linemen for
repairs.

I would be a fool not to save $33.00 a year for the *same* local phone
service.

The private or Alt. roots will thrive when they are included in the PC TCP
system.

At this point in time *only* the ICANN default root is there!

I can see that  the public will demand a change in this. All PC operating
systems should be open to *all* of the Internet.

/Bruce


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kendall Dawson" <kendall@obs-us.com>
To: <ga-roots@dnso.org>
Sent: May 10, 2001 09:14
Subject: [ga-roots] "private roots"


At 09:09 PM 5/10/2001 +1000, Darryl (Dassa) Lynch wrote:
>I still consider calling them "private" roots is the most descriptive and
>accurate term.  They are not true community mechanisms.

Not yet. But, they very well could be. When the community is tired of
dealing with ICANN they could decide to use an alternative root instead.
There are many "private" phone networks in my area too... but, they are not
a community mechanism -- nor do they offer competition to the Regional Bell
monopoly. You want local phone service? You get one choice..... Verizon.
That's it. Nothing else.

I wish that we had the option of alternative phone companies and
alternative cable companies too. At the current time the community is not
really aware that there is an alternative. But, as knowledge increases --
people will be glad that they DO have a choice.

Regards,

Kendall

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