Re: The telephone network and the internet (RE: [ga] ALAC comment s on proposed Bylaws modifications)

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Richard and all,

richard.hill@itu.int wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 12 March 2003 7:08
> > To: richard.hill@itu.int
> > Cc: marc@fuchsia.bijt.net; ga@dnso.org
> > Subject: Re: The telephone network and the internet (RE: [ga] ALAC
> > comment s on proposed Bylaws modifications)
> >
> > > >
> > > > How many free downloadable recommendations
> > > > do ITU member organizations get?
> > >
> > > Sector Members have full access to all the information on
> > the ITU's web
> > > site.
> >
> >   That did not answer my question, Richard.  Do those members have
> > unlimited FREE access or not?  If so, please delineate.
>
> Sector Members get an account and a password that allows them to (1) access
> all working documents on the ITU web site and (2) access Recommendations on
> the ITU web site.  Access includes the ability to download.

  Gee, they sure don't get much for that huge membership fee do they?
I can only say that Old P.T.Barnham had it right, "there is sucker
borne every minuet"...

>
>
> > >
> > > >  Do associate members get
> > > > any extra free recommendations?
> > >
> > > Associates have access to the information for the Study
> > Group of which they
> > > are members.
> >
> >   Again this is not an answer to my question Richard.  Is
> > such access free
> > or not to associate members?
>
> Yes, for working documents of the Study Group.

  Ok great than!  Still pretty stingy though...

>
>
> >  Are all such recommendations free to
> > associate members?
>
> Associates do not have free unlimited access to published Recommendations.
> They have access to the final approved version, because this is part of the
> working documents, but not to the formally published version.

  Well now this seems to be a bit extreme...

>
>
> Like anybody else, any Associate can download up to 3 Recommendations per
> year for free.  The restriction on number of free downloads per year is
> based on the E-Mail address to which the free download is sent.

  Ok thank you for the clarification finally, Richard.  Was that all that
difficult to do Richard?  In any event here too it seems that an associate
member doesn't get much for his money...

>
>
> Best,
> Richard

Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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