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1996-05-19 - Re: “Too cheap to meter”

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From: Brad Dolan <bdolan@use.usit.net>
To: “Timothy C. May” <tcmay@got.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-05-19 01:56:09 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 09:56:09 +0800

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From: Brad Dolan <bdolan@use.usit.net>
Date: Sun, 19 May 1996 09:56:09 +0800
To: "Timothy C. May" <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: "Too cheap to meter"
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On Fri, 17 May 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:

> Alan's irony is well-placed. The most egregious repetition of the "too
> cheap to meter" nonsense is George Gilder's "dark fiber" vision...a vision
> of "infinite bandwidth" to all users.
> 
> Guess what? If Gilder's "dark fiber" is ever built, there are a lot of
> folks who will "fill it" rather quickly. Canter and Siegel were just the
> beginning. "Too cheap to meter" goes away pretty quickly.
> 
> --Tim May


The same George Gilder that is Newt's buddy?  And part-owner of Valujet?

bd

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