From: Peter Monta <pmonta@qualcomm.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Mar 1996 13:53:00 +0800
To: rich@c2.org
Subject: Re: FCC & Internet phones
Message-ID: <199603100444.UAA02758@mage.qualcomm.com>
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Allen Smith writes:

> I believe the companies are mainly worried about other companies doing
> such phone service, not about the individual. However, they may also
> go after those selling equipment (inc. programs) for such competition.

Perhaps, but free software, for example, does not offer much of
a target.  Internet<->PSTN gateways sound more like a commercial
venture, but even here we may start to see "free" services, such as
the fax service that's been around for some time.

Cheers,
Peter Monta   pmonta@qualcomm.com
Qualcomm, Inc./Globalstar