From: TGraham@ea.com ("Graham, Tom") To: aa127@freenet.carleton.ca (Garth Graham) Subject: Bad Public Policy Date: Wed, 27 Jul FREENETS RAISE THE IRE OF COMMERCIAL PROVIDERS State-supported projects to provide citizens with Internet access for little or no money are upsetting commercial service providers who want to sell that same access for $20 or so a month. A NYNEX official noted the company "does not oppose the use of public libraries and other facilities to disseminate access to the Internet." But when a university hooks up a FreeNet and provides access to commercial entities, "we think that's bad public policy and a waste of taxpayer funds." (Chronicle of Higher Education 7/27/94 A19)