[132642] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Level 3 Communications Issues Statement Concerning
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George Bonser)
Mon Nov 29 22:55:44 2010
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:52:54 -0800
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikhK0CkLPa+d_RLof6wOFLu=j5BxVjbwGijZNen@mail.gmail.com>
From: "George Bonser" <gbonser@seven.com>
To: "Steven Fischer" <sfischer1967@gmail.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
> It would be bad form, IMO, for the state to come back to Mc'D's and
say
> "hey...you guys are doing a thriving business here...we want a bigger
cut,
> and if we don't get it, we'll barracade the exits and you'll do NO
business
> in these shops you've stood up. Furthermore, we don't care if our
customers
> (drivers on the highway) have bought the McD's meal plan for their
frequent
> trips up and down the road...they can't do business here."
But it is worse than that. It is as if the Connecticut transportation
authority opened their own burger joints and *then* threatened to block
the exits if McDonald's doesn't pay up. =20
I am a great fan of markets and I am sure economics will "route around
the damage" in this case, but it will take a while.=20
I hope Comcast comes up with a better answer in the long run.
