Craigslist Asks for Open Access in San Francisco; Urges Shift From Traditional Cable Providers That are a Monopoly.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- Cable companies should embrace an open access model for Internet access See how to access the Internet. to their cable systems, urges the founder of craigslist.org, a modest community Web site serving tens of thousands of people in the new media industry in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay . Craig Newmark Craig Alexander Newmark (born 2 December 1952 in Morristown, New Jersey) is an American Internet entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the San Francisco-based website Craigslist. Newmark attended Morristown High School. , a software engineer and founder of craigslist.org, feels that any qualified Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. should be able to use cable systems to provide Internet access. In a brief statement to the SF Board of Supervisors entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: , "Craigslist.org on the Open Access Cable Issue in SF," Newmark makes a recommendation for open access and notes value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. that serve the best interests of the community. Newmark states that services that are generating revenue for the Cable Monopolies should not be allowed to continue and that open access is best. -0-
The following is a statement by Craig Newmark, founder of
craigslist.org:
For over four years, I've helped run a modest community site,
www.craigslist.org, which serves the new media community and beyond in
the Bay Area, involving some tens of thousands of people in or near
San Francisco.
I'm also a software engineer with some background in networking.
I think the following articulates a significant consensus among
this community:
-- A city grants a cable company monopoly privileges in return for
adequate or better cable television services.
-- The cable company should have no expectation relating to monopoly
privileges in any other area than cable television. They've had
more than ample opportunity to satisfy return on investment
needs.
-- Current TCI practices strongly suggest that Internet access
provided on a monopoly practice will not be adequate.
-- Open access and competition is the only alternative that could be
fair to all parties and result in quality service.
-0- Craigslist is a community that uses internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the technology to provide a platform for people to use to help other people. It's concerned with everyday basic needs, like finding housing, getting a job, and connecting with events and markets. Based in San Francisco's Cole Valley neighborhood, it is one of the best known publishers of new media, technology business events resources. Craigslist is online at http://www.craigslist.org. |
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