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Setup by DARPA yes, BUT
it took the commercial (business) involvment and the decision of the goverment to take a hands off approach to make it what it is today. There was NO WWW while the "government ran it".
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It had to happen sooner or later.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Huh?  Real World | 10/06/05
This isn't about failure.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Then they find another way around  Real World | 10/06/05
SBC may cut anyone at anytime for no  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Make the net just like the old phone company  OldTimer1 | 10/06/05
Make the net just like the old phone company  OldTimer1 | 10/06/05
if the government ran the internet  eLurker | 10/06/05
Right wing prpaganda  kakari | 10/06/05
Take Care of Us Government  SherryCan | 10/06/05
And yet...  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
What corporation did you say you worked for?  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
RIGHT WING PROPERGANDA  walkeryea@... | 10/06/05
Not sure of the subject any more  Northeast1 | 10/06/05
Right Wing Propaganda  Tert | 10/07/05
FEMA?  D-Ram | 10/06/05
NO!!! FEMA failed and No government controlled internet  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
That's Not FEMA's Failure..  charlesgoff | 10/06/05
Welcome to the wonderful world of government buracracy  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
But Squawky, what about all those  Real World | 10/06/05
the wonderful world of government buracracy  Lordkhaos | 10/06/05
Baja's great - come on down  TJGeezer | 10/06/05
mjb, Lordkhaos, cmenefee see reply below  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
don't do that  eglazier | 10/07/05
FEMA did not fail - they did what the people in gov't wanted...  K B | 10/06/05
Carnival and $236 million bwahahahaha  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Some expensive 3 hour tour Gilligan.  osreinstall | 10/07/05
Don't let these big gov't types get to ya!  osreinstall | 10/07/05
FEMA? Homeland Security failed  Stinkeyolman | 10/06/05
FEMA needs to go away  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Homeland Security?  Too Old For IT | 10/06/05
The Internet as a global resource / FEMA caught in regular bureaucracy  sscarfo | 10/06/05
Internet regulated by what government?  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Government control  radar_z | 11/01/05
Nationalize?  syfr | 10/06/05
The Internet was setup by the government  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Setup by DARPA yes, BUT  htotten | 10/06/05
I hope you're Kidding!!!!  qtrback | 10/06/05
I hope you're Kidding!!!!  Lordkhaos | 10/06/05
(Its over $3 a gal here now)  Lordkhaos | 10/06/05
Oh, stop it already  Real World | 10/06/05
Everyone knows that Big Oil killed the dinosaurs!  AnotherVoice | 10/06/05
You DO NOT want the government running the Internet  AnotherVoice | 10/06/05
I totally agree!  Tert | 10/07/05
Agreed  Middle of the Road | 10/06/05
Government CAN'T takeover internet  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
Not the same thing  TwangGuru | 10/06/05
Yikes... an even bigger problem!!!  TwangGuru | 10/06/05
bjbrock see my post to dram  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
MS agrees 1,000%  htotten | 10/06/05
Nationalize?  pubmonster | 10/06/05
sorry but you've got me laughing  maldain | 10/06/05
Don't expect a good resolution  cgraham_z | 10/08/05
Unstoppable Communications  Bill4 | 10/06/05
Today's Internet is no longer the Internet.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
That's true  el1jones | 10/06/05
Are ISP's even necessary anymore?  silicon.shaman | 10/06/05
Because the Internet is not open but closed,  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Are you kidding me  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
LOL  Tert | 10/07/05
RE: Are ISP's even necessary anymore?  notme_z | 10/08/05
geeks?  steeleweed | 10/06/05
Small networks are more easily  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Yes  Loverock Davidson | 10/06/05
I think you've missed the point  tjleeland | 10/06/05
BIg business internet  1 more opinion | 10/06/05
I Agree!  TrustProvider | 10/06/05
Riddle me this....  htotten | 10/06/05
Blocked access  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
Not a problem  tjleeland | 10/06/05
mesh WIFI  1 more opinion | 10/06/05
Same  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
When did they become necessary?  wresnick | 11/01/05
I thought the 'net automatically re-routed...  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
Kind of right  ceegh | 10/06/05
It does  dragontiger | 10/06/05
When there is only one route, it can't  bjbrock | 10/06/05
only until  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
ORRRRR....  dr_who@... | 10/10/05
They are happy  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
At one time this was the case.  bjbrock | 10/06/05
Considering the enormous size of the Internet...  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
You know...  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
Well, there's always "Internet 2"  doctormoriarty | 10/07/05
Generators  Too Old For IT | 10/06/05
Re: Generators  Letophoro | 10/06/05
what ever happened to....  Elekt | 10/06/05
Hmmm..  UncleBubba | 10/06/05
Outstanding memory you have. No coincidence btw.  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Only if your momma named you squawk  UncleBubba | 10/06/05
If you knew my "real" name  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
Heck, I ain't even from the south.  UncleBubba | 10/06/05
Who needs this crap???  Shadowbuilder_z | 10/06/05
I agree, who needs this crap  chatologic | 11/01/05
Ha hA Ha HA Ha  Jack-Booted EULA | 10/06/05
One big one  Tim Patterson | 10/06/05
More Litigation  neppechr@... | 10/06/05
Litigation is the only way sometimes.  tronmech | 10/06/05
what about the prc?  linuxoverwindows | 10/06/05
Web clients? Web applications? NO, and this is why.  shawkins | 10/06/05
Web clients? Web applications? NO, and this is why  Dolphin39 | 10/06/05
Municipal Customer -- Billing Aborted  PMC-CON | 10/06/05
Capitalism is always the best system  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/06/05
A quibble...  NonCartoonist | 10/06/05
"would you want your military ranks filled with lowest bid contractors?"  SysAn63 | 10/06/05
Actually, it is.  Hameiri | 10/06/05
What are you talking about?!  daver_z | 10/06/05
SO many questions answered with so few words...  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
Keep it private  Regulator1956 | 10/06/05
Indeed  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
Would Telephone Providers be allowed to do this?  thilde | 10/06/05
Telephone service is considered a utility  doctormoriarty | 10/06/05
Size matters?  bigkeen | 10/06/05
Yeah, and it deep too!!!  BitTwiddler | 10/06/05
This is utterly childish  John L. Ries | 10/06/05
One Can Only Hope, JLR (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 10/06/05
I thought...  qtrback | 10/06/05
i must disagree with one small point,  alandee4 | 10/06/05
Why Community Access Backbones Must Not Be Legislated Out Of Existence  LBattis | 10/06/05
Government & the Internet  Kofy | 10/06/05
This is what Google / Sun fear most  John Zern | 10/06/05
Internet as a commodity  lonnie_west@... | 10/06/05
Internet as a commodity  1 more opinion | 10/06/05
Okay, send the toddlers to special education and bring in adults to run it.  HypnoToad | 10/06/05
At least...  jhaines50@... | 10/06/05
Let the UN run it!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 10/06/05
Sure, if we're going to ruin it anyway...  doctormoriarty | 10/07/05
The UN works well  wexwimpy@... | 10/07/05
Why would that Hissian organization  TWHarrasRaganX | 10/08/05
Gov Intervention  bobwinners | 10/06/05
Take profit out?  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Net blackout: Gov Regulations  walterreads@... | 10/06/05
Baja, the land of my dreams  Squawkbox | 10/06/05
And When the EU Gets Involved, ..........  netwrk_engr | 10/06/05
What sites have been effected that you know?  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
re: What sites have been effected that you know?  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
this one  Shadowbuilder_z | 10/06/05
this one  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
Who can you email about this problem?  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
I emailed Level 3!!!!  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
Why??  Shadowbuilder_z | 10/06/05
Why??  Skinny25508 | 10/06/05
Observing Who's Lights-Out Should Tell You Who Created For The Problem  LBattis | 10/10/05
Baby Boomer Bosses Show Their Colors  jerrymc18 | 10/06/05
Telcos  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Wow, and to have my most crucial applications  Boot_Agnostic | 10/06/05
Still think the desktop pc is a relic?!  Andromedat6 | 10/06/05
Level 3-Cogent Feud: You want regulation  mcmcp@... | 10/06/05
Capitalism  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Internet should be free  dunville20m | 10/06/05
Free internet.  starman_gary | 10/06/05
Let's add free newspapers and cable, even free gasoline  tobyz | 10/06/05
There are only 2 ways it could work.  doctormoriarty | 10/07/05
Would we let SBC refuse calls from Qwest?  conceptual | 10/06/05
Network Feuds  cosmicfoole@... | 10/06/05
Schaeffer is an idiot  chgocio | 10/06/05
Cogent is arrogant  rschumaker | 10/06/05
to be or not to be  johni123 | 10/06/05
Caught in the middle  simmonss1 | 10/06/05
The "fault tolerance" of the internet a big lie?  Flash00 | 10/06/05
Geeks per mile?  WilBen_z | 10/06/05
NO NEED FOR NETWORK FEUD  fakir005@... | 10/07/05
size  previso@... | 10/07/05
I understand what you mean....  Tert | 10/07/05
Does this effect email clients  greenjavlin | 10/07/05
it's over for now  Cyraxote | 10/08/05
x files  startcopy | 10/08/05
Why do gammers have to be caught in the middle of this  TWHarrasRaganX | 10/08/05
Think about your e-mail  tobyz | 10/09/05
Now this ought..  Krazyken39 | 10/17/05

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