I pulled this off of nexis. Please note the line I highlighted. Does anyone know what kind of encryption is being used? At even $100 per month, we could set up also sorts of remailers all over the country. We could even create a secure comm. via PGP (for voice) via IP, etc. But I wonder if the encryption "they" are using would interfer with such schemes? /hawk Ethernet connection, but wouldn't require any other additional installation on users' part. PSI isU.S." PSI plans to have 2 tiers of service, business and residential. Network security problem has been ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ solved, using "on-the-fly" data encryption, he said. One issue that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ hasn't been fully resolved by Continental is reliability, Schoffstall said. "Cable companies are used to supplying entertainment. If their network goes down for a day, wesame cable system to provide their data, essentially their livelihood in the case of business users, well, there's going to have to be much better understanding of how to provide some guarantees of service." Price for service in homes is to be $ 75-$ 100 per month at start, but is expected to drop rapidly as economies of scale grow. -- Harry S. Hawk habs@extropy.org Electronic Communications Officer, Extropy Institute Inc. The Extropians Mailing List, Since 1991 EXTROPY -- A measure of intelligence, information, energy, vitality, experience, diversity, opportunity, and growth. EXTROPIANISM -- The philosophy that seeks to increase extropy.