Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site deepthot.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!deepthot!julian From: julian@deepthot.UUCP (Julian Davies) Newsgroups: net.dcom Subject: Re: PTT monopolies, modems, and computer cultures Message-ID: <194@deepthot.UUCP> Date: Mon, 5-Mar-84 12:41:35 EST Article-I.D.: deepthot.194 Posted: Mon Mar 5 12:41:35 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 6-Mar-84 07:04:20 EST References: <6036@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: UWO CS, London Canada Lines: 8 There is another reason why telephone lines are less used in Europe, or at any rate the UK, for data communications (terminal to host)... the local calls are metered and an hour on the terminal could be pricy. On the other hand, this pricing policy should presumably encourage users now to get personal computers of one kind or another, and batch all their communications with the rest of the world. Is this starting to happen noticeably in those parts of the US that have gone to Local Metered Service?