... With net-phone projects like Free World Dialup ...

My thanks to "Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU> for his timely and informative reply. I am somewhat embarrassed to see the inadequacy of my homework but appreciate the lesson. A web search on "Free World Dialup" yielded several tasty URLs, including: http://www.pulver.com/fwd/ and: http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~brandon/fwd/servinfo.html These people possess both a subtlety of purpose and an organizational capability that exceed my initial ham-handed efforts, yet their cognizance of the value of ecash is uncertain.

FCC PETITIONED TO STOP MISUSE OF THE INTERNET!

It's not surprising that the ACTA coalition chose to solicit their armed friends to protect them from superior technology. But events are unfolding faster than I anticipated. Jim McCoy <mccoy@communities.com> pointed out that:

1- Chaum did not have the clue to pick up on this when two cypherpunks (who shall remain nameless...) pitched this and several other ideas to involve ISPs in jump-starting ...

I don't know about Chaum but perhaps now one can work around the ISPs, making the game accessible to anyone with a spare computer and some spunk. Sometimes for as little as $20. / month one can buy unlimited 28.8 PPP access. With the proper voice modem, two phone lines, and some software, perhaps Joe's Homebrew International Phone Service can go into business. CW