ggw@cs.duke.edu (Gregory G. Woodbury) (10/15/89)
I have been hearing that various RBOC's are investigating the gatewaying of ISDN service to information providers. To me this seems clearly a way of using the ISDN capabilities to provide direct access to services similar to Compu$erve or GEnie. I have also noted that the Hon Mr Green has prevented the phone companies from providing the information services themselves. Given that the phone co's are not doing this for free, and that the service providers are also out to make money (usually) does it seem reasonable to think that a "community electronic message service" (municipal EBBS) could become a "service provider" that could be gatewayed to? Or am I way off the mark and misunderstanding the gateways that are being discussed in relation to the phone companies? Gregory G. Woodbury Sysop/owner Wolves Den UNIX BBS, Durham NC UUCP: ...dukcds!wolves!ggw ...dukeac!wolves!ggw [use the maps!] Domain: ggw@cds.duke.edu ggw@ac.duke.edu ggw%wolves@ac.duke.edu Phone: +1 919 993 1998 (Home) +1 919 684 6126 (Work) [The line eater is a boojum snark! ] <standard disclaimers apply>