From: lanciaj@nic.cerf.net (John Lancia)
Newsgroups: alt.bbs.ads
Subject: CERFnet New Pricing
Date: 18 Aug 92 23:23:48 GMT
Organization: CERFnet


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 1992

Contact:Susan Calcari, (619) 455-3900		
        Julie Van Fleet, (619) 534-5137

Save Up to 40% When CERF'n on Weekends

San Diego, CA -- Now CERF'n is even more economical! The California
Education and Research Federation Network, CERFnet, has just announced new
cost savings to its Dial 'N CERF and Dial 'N CERF USA customers, effective
immediately. Now, when using either service to access the Internet during
weekend hours, you'll save significantly off our already low hourly rates.

Here's how it works. When using Dial N' CERF, a user dials into the nearest
CERFnet backbone site and pays $5.00 per hour plus the cost of the
telephone call. Now during the weekend hours of 5:00 p.m. Friday to 5:00
p.m. Sunday, this rate will drop to $3.00 per hour, a 40% savings off the
weekday rate.

When using our toll-free service, DIAL N' CERF USA, a user can dial into
the Internet from anywhere in the continental United States, paying only
$10.00 per hour and no toll charges. Effective immediately, this rate drops
to $8.00 per hour during the same weekend hours. This option allows a great
deal of flexibility in linking to the Internet. All our dial-up offerings
support Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) and Point-to-Point Protocol
(PPP); all provide access to the full range of Internet resources; and all
are serviced by both telephone and online customer support.

These new low rates will make it even easier for everyone -- educators,
scientists, corporations, and individuals -- to use DIAL N' CERF and DIAL
N' CERF USA to access to the Internet via a personal computer or terminal,
and a modem. Using either service subscribers are able to log into remote
machines, transfer files from hundreds of databases, and send and receive
electronic mail, just as if they had a dedicated connection. 

Susan Estrada, Executive Director of CERFnet, reported that "CERFnet is
committed to improving communications and providing connectivity to the
Internet easily and affordably. These new lower rates give CERFnet's DIAL
N'CERF and DIAL N' CERF USA customers the option of using their CERFnet
account at their leisure on weekends, and at a savings. And these rates
further meet the needs of users who want an affordable, part-time Internet
connection."

DIAL N' CERF and DIAL N' CERF USA are popular alternatives for companies
with lower startup needs. The cost of a connection is $20 per month with an
installation charge of $50. This is an excellent time to start a secondary
account. Additional dial-up services provided by CERFnet include DIAL N'
CERF AYC at a fixed monthly rate and DIAL N' CERF Plus which allows dial-up
SLIP and PPP connectivity for Local Area Networks (LANs) at 14.4 kbps.
These services range from $250 to $600 a month.  

CERFnet is an Internet network service provider that operates throughout
the State of California and nationally. CERFnet  membership is open to all
organizations and individuals in the country, including any university,
college, commercial enterprise, industrial or government facility,
hospital, or library. CERFnet offers several leased-line connection options
in addition to the dial-up services described above. CERF 1544  (1.544
Mbps), CERF 56 (56 kbps), or CERF 14.4 (14.4 kbps) provide the  subscriber
a  dedicated  leased-line circuit at the speed indicated.

CERFnet is a founding member of the Commercial Internet Exchange (CIX). The
CIX allows CERFnet customers to exchange commercial traffic with other CIX
member network customers. These communications are not subject to
government mandated acceptable use restrictions.

CERFnet was launched in the spring of 1989 with a $2.8 million grant from
the National Science Foundation. CERFnet is managed by General Atomics, a
San Diego-based high-technology research and development company.

For more information, 
contact John Lancia at 1-800-876-CERF or 619-455-3900
e-mail:  lanciaj@cerf.net.