Cypherpunks: Mr. May brought up the interesting correlation between the two project; many of you may not be old enough to note that the first project mentioned, that of the national highway system in the United States, was sponsored by your current Vice President Gore's father, the OTHER Senator Gore. It was what is politely termed 'pork' then, just as NII is pork now. Just how much money do you think companies are making off the new export liberalization and stand to make from the NII? Who profits, or as came from the Watergate era, follow the money. No wonder the politically active players seem to be rolling over on some issues; they are being given an annuity for the next twenty years.