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IP: How creatively desperate can AT&T get ?
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:47:20 -0400
Dave - It isn't April 1st., is it ? The network provider getting paid for any sale its network carries ?? Good grief.... (Please remove my name if you send it to IP) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2000/10/09/technology/att/ http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20001009/bs/att_dc_1.html NEW YORK (CNNfn) - AT&T Corp. is considering a plan to charge Internet retailers a commission each time a customer buys something through the telecom's broadband network, an industry analyst said Monday. AT&T would also collect a fee from retailers each time a customer accesses their site through its network. The change would help AT&T reduce dependence on its shrinking consumer long-distance telephone business and make money off traffic on the high-speed broadband networks it gained through its acquisitions of Tele-Communications Inc. and MediaOne Group Inc., analysts said <snipped>
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