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Re: Fees

David,

Isn't NSI currently self funding.  Would this be the case if there were 200
other companies offering the same SLDs for .COM and .NET.

Bob


At 12:11 PM 12/31/96 +0900, David R. Conrad wrote:
>Bob,
>
>>If it is to be shared, it has to run as a government agency, funded by the
>>government.
>
>What a fascinating leap of logic.
>
>Since a common infrastructure is shared, it must be run by the
>government.  I guess that's why DARPA and NSF still operate and fund
>the Internet, eh?
>
>Allocation of domains is simply a service that can be offered in
>conjunction with other services.  As such, a modest service charge can
>be added or it may be absorbed in the overhead costs of the other
>services (e.g., providing connectivity services) thereby appearing to
>be "free".
>
>Regards,
>-drc
>