We asked that as they looked at 706 with an eye for revision, and that they concern themselves with the health of the ISP industry as it now exists. This is the first time that these Commissioners have been approached by a cohesive group of this type, and I think they were taken aback with our presence. The jury is out on whether our pleadings will make an immediate difference. We can leave that for another time. All in all, it was an historic event.
Most bulletin boards serve specific interest groups.
They allow you to dial in with a modem, review messages left by others, and leave your own message if you want. In the United States alone, there are tens of thousands of BBSs. A n amateur electronic mail and messaging network started in the 1980s by BBS operators who wanted to communicate and link their BBSs together. Today it has about 30,000 mail nodes world-wide. Some nodes are networks consisting of dozens of PCs or larger systems, and some are run by governments, fire departments, or large corporations to support the needs of their constituents or customers.