Re: Foucault List Update (Everyone Please Read)

The National Science Foundation has been footing the bill for the Net 
backbone, which is being turned over to a consortium of private trans- 
nationals come either January or Spring, depending on who you read. It's 
not hard to get a list of them. The backbone will develop in the US out 
of four megasites as well, upgrading the equipment and increasing the 
speed/bandwidth. Universities pay for Internet access, as do all servers; 
these are, I believe, primarily for the leased lines. Rates are expected 
to increase next year as a result of privatization.

Alan