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########## ########## ########## | QUESTION TECHNOLOGY:|
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########## #### #### | ANS & CIX to Interconnect|
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EFFector Online June 9, 1992 Issue 2.10|
A Publication of the Electronic Frontier Foundation |
ISSN 1062-9424 |
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ANS CO+RE and CIX Agree to Interconnect
Elmsford, NY . . . ANS CO+RE Systems, Inc., (ANS) and the Commercial
Internet Exchange (CIX) have announced that they will interconnect for
a provisional period in order to increase connectivity among their
clients and members. During this period they will continue to work
together on technical issues and equitable arrangements that could
lead to a permanent interconnection.
ANS operates a high-speed, nationwide data network (ANSnet) supporting
research, education and business. The ANSnet interconnects with 17
other networks that carry commercial data, as well as data related to
research and education. The CIX is an association of seven networks
that carry commercial traffic. By signing an agreement with ANS and
by joining the CIX, midlevel networks will be able to exchange
commercial traffic with other CIX members via the ANS network. ANS is
not becoming a member of the CIX at this time.
During the provisional period of interconnectivity, the CIX and ANS
will co-sponsor a workshop, which will include other commercial
networking service providers, to develop a framework conducive to the
rapid expansion of the Commercial Internet. Among the issues to be
addressed in the workshop sessions are the potential methods for
permanently interconnecting network service providers and for managing
all related issues associated with interconnection. Both ANS and the
CIX have agreed to forego any cross payments during the provisional
period.
In commenting on the agreement, ANS President and CEO Al Weis stated,
"The CIX and ANS have taken a step forward in addressing some of the
challenges that face our industry. Providing a means for CIX members
and ANS clients to exchange commercial traffic has been an important
issue to the networking community. Today's announcement is the result
of negotiations that include input from many members of this
community, especially the New England Academic and Research Network
(NEARnet), whose ideas were instrumental in bringing about the final
agreement. I am hopeful that our efforts will help broaden
interconnectivity and begin to establish a framework for the evolution
of the Commercial Internet."
Mitch Kapor, Chairman of the CIX, said, "In taking this significant
step, we enable greater freedom from content restrictions on the
Internet. This agreement stands as an example that the private sector
can achieve the important goal of strengthening the openness of our
nation's information and communications infrastructure on a
cooperative basis, without the necessity of government regulation."
CONTACTS:
June 8, 1992 Susan Eldred (ANS)
914-789-5339
eldred@ans.net
Mitchell Kapor (CIX)
617-864-1550
mkapor@eff.org
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Around the Virtual Town
Notes by van@eff.org
With the advent of June weather in Cambridge its time to see what has
been happening in the EFF office and out on the Net in the past few
weeks.
Mitchell Kapor has been trying, with some success, to cut back on his
hectic schedule of meetings for and speeches about EFF and its
activities to groups around the country. But as this domestic schedule
begins to lessen, he is preparing for an extended trip to Japan at the
middle of this month. In Japan, Kapor will meet with key people in
telecom. He just finished an online stint at EFFSIG, the new EFF Forum
on CompuServe, fielding CIS users questions and comments.
The Washington office continues to take on more and more projects. A
large part of the effort of Berman and Company is the development of the
EFF Open Platform proposal for making digital voice, data, and video
communications possible on public switched telephone, cable and other
networks using technologies like ISDN as a transition to fiber optics.
Another item at the top of Washington's agenda is continued coalition
building among industry and public-interest groups to oppose the FBI's
digital telephony proposal; a proposal with could slow down the
development of advanced communications technology as well as threaten
the privacy of groups and individuals.
EFF has also testified against HR191, legislation which would allow the
government to copyright software developed by the government and which
could impede public access to government information.
With the able assistance of Shari Steele, Daniel Weitzner, Andrew Blau
and Craig Neidorf, the Washington office is also keeping up with filings
and motions and general tracking of issues such as business rate charges
for home BBS services, 900 number legislation, video dialtone, common
carriage, and first amendment questions. In their spare time, the
Washington office discuss current electoral politics, and win bets on
primary outcomes from Cambridge staff members.
John Barlow, as if he didn't have enough to do in Cyberspace, has just
been made a member of the Board of Directors of the Whole Earth
'Lectronic Link (The WELL) at a crucial moment in that system's
evolution.
EFF/Publications recently finished the first issue of our members
newsletter, "@eff.org" and are working on the second for later this
month. This publication is mailed to the "formal" members of EFF to
keep them apprised of what the various people here are doing. We will be
publishing this short newsletter monthly, so if you are an EFF member,
look for it in a non-virtual mailbox near you soon.
We have also just produced an update of the EFF General Information
brochure, as well as new pamphlets such as CRIME & PUZZLEMENT by John
Barlow, and BUILDING THE OPEN ROAD by Mitchell Kapor and Jerry Berman.
All of these are free for the asking by writing to us here in Cambridge.
Adam Gaffin, the writer of The EFF Guide to the Net has been bombarding
us with chunks of copy for weeks now. It looks like we have that rarest
of all book projects, one that is ahead of schedule. We still have a
long way to go however. Look for this in the late Fall at the earliest.
Print is slow you know.
Also in pre-production is the next issue of EFFECTOR, our main printed
journal designed to present longer articles. EFFECTOR 3 will be in
magazine format and will feature such writers as Howard Rheingold, John
Barlow, Mike Godwin and others. The topics will range from "Innkeeping
in Cyberspace" to a "History of Women on the Internet" as well as an
interview with Cliff Figallo, departing manager of the WELL. It will
also be illustrated (sorry, no color as yet). In keeping with EFF
policy, this will be available as a PostScript file via ftp. So look for
it around the end of July.
Chris Davis and Helen Rose keep expanding and improving our Internet
node, eff.org, in so many ways that it is impossible to track t