To make CSNET an NSFNET Regional Network

计算机科学网络（CSNET）认为，通过加入国家科学基金网络建立国家研究网络的努力，它可以最好地为研究界服务。它将为整个NSFNET增加185个学术和工业站点。此外，它还将为NSFNET的工作提供CSNET协调和信息中心（CIC）的一些服务。这些服务包括到国际网络的网关和访问CSNET名称服务器和CSNET信息服务器。

The Computer Science Network (CSNET) believes that it can best serve the research community by joining the NSFNET effort at building a National Research Network. It will add 185 academic and industrial sites to the overall NSFNET. In addition it will offer some of the services of the CSNET Coordination and Information Center (CIC) to the NSFNET effort. These services include gatewaying to international networks and access to the CSNET Nameserver and CSNET Info Server.