Map of FUNET local area network at end of 1987
The Otanet uses fibre-optic cables and an optic prism to link the
Helsinki University of Technology's Ethernets into a star
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FUNET began linking its local area networks using Bridge IB/3
Ethernet bridges and 64 Kbit/s connections. Datapak's
traffic-volume billing is introduced and proves expensive
for the FUNET in comparison with fixed lines.
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A CSNET connection from the University of Technology's mail
Gateway, via the X.25 packet-switching network, opened up a rapid
route for Internet e-mail.
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In Finland, the Imperial Decree on placement and use of telephone cables from 1886 is replaced by the
Law on Telecommunications operations (1.5.1987)
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UUNET is set up in the USA to provide commercial
UUCP connections. Until then, the UUCP network had been built
mostly by volunteers without payment. Commercialisation did not,
however, mean direct marketing, but in the Usenet network, for
example, net users held on firmly to their ethics.
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RFC1000 "Request for
Comments Refence Guide" is published
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BITNET spans over 1000 mainframes and the Internet over 10,000.
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