Carlos, It’s true even though the Internet is comprised of more than American providers and customers. A subsidy is a subsidy. It doesn’t have to go to everyone to “be true”. :)
-mel > On Apr 26, 2021, at 12:44 PM, Carlos M. Martinez <carlosm3...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > That would be true if “the Internet” was still fully comprised of American > providers and customers. That hasn’t been the case for a long, long time. > > On 26 Apr 2021, at 16:27, Mel Beckman wrote: > >> Owen, >> >> Well, no. The Internet — meaning the ISPs and customers that comprise it — >> get substantial subsidies to this day. But that’s no call for the government >> to be obtuse with the purposes of its IP space. >> >> https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/more-than-300-companies-participate-in-internet-subsidy-program-u.s.-agency-2021-04-01 >> >> -mel >> >> >>> On Apr 26, 2021, at 11:05 AM, Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 24, 2021, at 16:34 , Jason Biel <ja...@biel-tech.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> The internet that is subsidized by that same Government…. >>> >>> Uh, s/is/was/ >>> >>> There’s really no subsidy any more. >>> >>> Owen >>>
