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␈↓ α∧␈↓α␈↓ ¬≠COMMENTS ON NOLL'S PAPER

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTI␈α∞agree␈α
with␈α∞Noll's␈α
argument␈α∞that␈α
government␈α∞regulation␈α
of␈α∞computing␈α
will␈α∞tend␈α∞to␈α
create
␈↓ α∧␈↓cartels and prematurely rigidify the structure of the information industry.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTNamely,␈α⊃it␈α⊃cannot␈α⊃now␈α⊃be␈α⊃known␈α⊃what␈α⊃combinations␈α⊃of␈α⊃home␈α⊃computers,␈α⊃time-sharing,
␈↓ α∧␈↓specialized␈αcommunication,␈αtelephonic␈αcommunication,␈α
private␈αnetworks,␈αpublic␈αdata␈αbases,␈α
private
␈↓ α∧␈↓data␈α
bases␈α
in␈αpublic␈α
computers,␈α
and␈α
private␈αdata␈α
bases␈α
in␈α
private␈αcomputers␈α
will␈α
work␈α
out␈αbest␈α
for
␈↓ α∧␈↓the␈α∩users␈α∩of␈α∩intormation␈α∪services.␈α∩ This␈α∩is␈α∩because␈α∪it␈α∩isn't␈α∩known␈α∩what␈α∪services␈α∩individuals,
␈↓ α∧␈↓businesses␈αand␈αother␈αinstitutions␈αwill␈αwant␈αand␈α
what␈αthey␈αwill␈αbe␈αwilling␈αto␈αpay.␈α Any␈α
attempt␈αat
␈↓ α∧␈↓regulation␈αin␈αthe␈αnear␈αfuture␈αis␈α
likely␈αto␈αsplit␈αoff␈αthe␈αservice␈α
to␈αbe␈αregulated␈αand␈αrequire␈αit␈α
to␈αbe
␈↓ α∧␈↓separately priced.  Let me give two examples:

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT1.␈α
The␈α
␈↓↓New␈α
York␈α
Times␈↓␈αproposed␈α
that␈α
electronic␈α
mail␈α
be␈αa␈α
function␈α
of␈α
the␈α
Postal␈αService.
␈↓ α∧␈↓One␈α
may␈α
imagine␈αthat␈α
the␈α
Postal␈αService␈α
would␈α
be␈αglad␈α
to␈α
have␈αit␈α
as␈α
an␈αextension␈α
of␈α
its␈αfirst␈α
class
␈↓ α∧␈↓mail␈α∞monopoly␈α
and␈α∞not␈α∞otherwise.␈α
 However,␈α∞a␈α
hobbyist's␈α∞home␈α∞computer␈α
is␈α∞capable␈α∞of␈α
sending
␈↓ α∧␈↓electronic␈α∞mail␈α∞to␈α∞any␈α∂other␈α∞home␈α∞computer␈α∞over␈α∂the␈α∞telephone␈α∞network␈α∞once␈α∂suitable␈α∞protocols
␈↓ α∧␈↓have␈αbeen␈αadopted.␈α Moreover,␈αthe␈αbusiness␈αuse␈αof␈αelectronic␈αmail␈αwill␈αbe␈αinextricably␈αintertwined
␈↓ α∧␈↓with␈α⊂other␈α⊃inter-business␈α⊂communications.␈α⊃ For␈α⊂example,␈α⊂we␈α⊃envisage␈α⊂Company␈α⊃A's␈α⊂inventory
␈↓ α∧␈↓control␈α⊂computer␈α⊂initiating␈α⊂a␈α⊂dialog␈α⊂with␈α⊃Company␈α⊂B's␈α⊂computer␈α⊂leading␈α⊂to␈α⊂an␈α⊂order␈α⊃for␈α⊂ten
␈↓ α∧␈↓thousand␈αpencils␈αif␈αthe␈αprice␈αis␈αmutually␈αagreeable.␈α Such␈αa␈αdialog␈αmay␈αinvolve␈αfive␈αinterchanges
␈↓ α∧␈↓of␈α∞messages␈α∞per␈α∞second␈α∞for␈α∞a␈α∞few␈α∞seconds.␈α∞ I␈α∞would␈α∞bet␈α∞that␈α∞the␈α∞service␈α∞initially␈α∞offered␈α∞by␈α
the
␈↓ α∧␈↓Postal␈α⊂Service␈α⊂wouldn't␈α∂to␈α⊂this␈α⊂economically,␈α⊂because␈α∂they␈α⊂wouldn't␈α⊂think␈α⊂of␈α∂it␈α⊂at␈α⊂first,␈α⊂and␈α∂it
␈↓ α∧␈↓wouldn't␈α
be␈αimportant␈α
at␈αfirst.␈α
 On␈αthe␈α
other␈αhand,␈α
an␈αattempt␈α
to␈αwrite␈α
a␈αlaw␈α
extending␈αthe␈α
Postal
␈↓ α∧␈↓Service's␈α∞mail␈α∞monopoly␈α
to␈α∞electronic␈α∞mail␈α∞would␈α
undoubtedly␈α∞cover␈α∞such␈α∞communication␈α
unless
␈↓ α∧␈↓someone thought to exclude it.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT2.␈αThe␈αpresent␈αlaws␈αconcerning␈αcredit␈αdata␈αbases␈αwill␈αgive␈αtroubles␈αin␈αinterpretation␈αas␈αsoon
␈↓ α∧␈↓as␈αpeople␈αstart␈αusing␈αcomputer␈αfiles␈αto␈αstore␈α
mail␈α-␈αas␈αmany␈αusers␈αof␈αARPAnet␈αalready␈αdo.␈α
 When
␈↓ α∧␈↓is␈α∪a␈α∪remark␈α∪in␈α∪a␈α∪letter␈α∪that␈α∪someone␈α∪didn't␈α∪pay␈α∪his␈α∪bill␈α∪to␈α∪be␈α∪regarded␈α∪as␈α∀adverse␈α∪credit
␈↓ α∧␈↓information␈α∞that␈α∞must␈α∞be␈α∞found␈α∞and␈α∞produced␈α∞when␈α∞the␈α∞individual␈α∞asks␈α∞for␈α∞his␈α∞credit␈α∞records.
␈↓ α∧␈↓Most␈α
likely,␈α
the␈α
people␈αto␈α
whom␈α
the␈α
request␈αis␈α
directed␈α
won't␈α
even␈αknow␈α
of␈α
the␈α
remark␈αin␈α
someone
␈↓ α∧␈↓else's correspondence file.
















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