Of interest. DLB ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ On 17 Apr 2004, Nicholas Economides wrote:

Dear Colleague,

I am writing to announce a call for proposals for summer 2004 grants by the NET Institute, http://www.NETinst.org . For a second year, the NET Institute will fund a number of scientific research projects in the areas

of network industries, including telecommunications, wired and wireless networks, "virtual networks," electronic commerce, and the Internet. Proposed research may be either theoretical or empirical, and may also analyze issues of public policy. The deadline for proposal submissions is

May 25, 2004. Details on the requirements are at http://www.netinst.org/call_for_proposals_2004.htm . Please distribute this information to researchers who may be interested to get funding for their research in these subjects.

The Networks, Electronic Commerce and Telecommunications Institute (NET Institute) is a non-profit institution devoted to research on network industries, telecommunications, the Internet, "virtual networks" comprised of computers that share the same technical standard or operating system, electronic commerce, and on network issues in general. The NET Institute

functions as a world-wide focal point for research and open exchange and dissemination of ideas in these areas.

Best regards, Prof. Nicholas Economides Executive Director, NET Institute http://www.NETinst.org/, <mailto:submissions@NETinst.org>, (917) 776-8777, and Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University Visiting, Stanford University http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks/

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