| The Internet is a unique form of wire communication. It is a
resource whose benefits are still being explored and whose value
is not fully realized. Its capacity is not, however, infinite.
The misuse of the Internet as a way to bypass the traditional
means of obtaining long distance service could result in a
significant reduction of the Internets ability to handle the
customary types of Internet traffic.
.. |
| If broadcast.com wanted to take that data and save it directly to a file,
they could make the file available and it would still sound great. But it
wouldnt stream, unless an internet listener had a 128kbps connection to
their server. |
| This is a letter which I have just sent to the FCC regarding this recent
petition. Please, if you have any desire to safeguard the rights of the
people in America, and that of the entire Internet, write to the FCC.
(Url: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Common_Carrier/WWW/hottopic.html#acta) |
| THE PROVISION OF INTERSTATE AND
INTERNATIONAL INTEREXCHANGE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE VIA THE
INTERNET BY NON-TARIFFED, UNCERTIFIED
ENTITIES |
| Federal Communications Commission
Common Carrier Bureau
RECENT ACTIONS
Comment Sought on ACTA Internet Phone Petition (March 1996)
+ The Commission has issued a public notice inviting comment on
the petition filed by Americas Carriers Telecommunication
Association (ACTA) seeking a declaratory ruling, special
relief, and institution of a rulemaking proceeding dealing
with Internet telephony and with FCC regulation of the
Internet. Comments are due April 8, 1996, and reply comments
are due April 23, 1996.
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[ Full text of this petition is at http://www.freetel.com/fccpet.htm ] |
