[108874] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Sprint / Cogent
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Larry Sheldon)
Fri Oct 31 09:52:32 2008
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:52:27 -0500
From: Larry Sheldon <LarrySheldon@cox.net>
CC: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <FF5E2BD4C989EB41B60A6DC6CA8D29520C5CA087FF@EXCHMBX.hq.nac.net>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
Alex Rubenstein wrote:
> Why do I say stupid?
>
> Because, if companies like Sprint continue to do things like what
> Sprint is doing, this will certainly lead to being noticed by
> legislators, and the next thing we know we will have federally
> regulated peering or backbone network operating. I can see it now,
> the Bureau of Peering will be part of the Federal Networking
> Committee.
I think you are wrong to the extent that BOP will be under the
Department Of Fairness.
