Re: Bush to consider shutting down GPS in extreme emergency

From: Sam Wormley (swormley1_at_mchsi.com)
Date: 12/18/04 

Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 19:44:44 GMT

Juergen Nieveler wrote:
> Sam Wormley <swormley1@mchsi.com> wrote:
>
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>> I pay, in part, for part the internet backbone every year.
>
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> The Internet backbone in the US is government-owned? Thank god I live
> in Europe - DECIX is funded by the ISPs connected to it, which means
> that politicians can argue all they like, they don't get near it :-)
>
>
> Juergen Nieveler

   No--the Internet backbone in the US was, in part, subsidized by
   my government with my taxes.

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