[133711] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Some truth about Comcast - WikiLeaks style
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (JC Dill)
Thu Dec 16 10:41:31 2010
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:41:24 -0800
From: JC Dill <jcdill.lists@gmail.com>
CC: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTin3HXyFgSVTZrkHUz3TH1CbcMqBHHNAF07GH5cz@mail.gmail.com>
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On 16/12/10 7:17 AM, Mikel Waxler wrote:
> I disagree with this theory.
>
> If customers pay comcast for bytes then eventually the upstream (L3)
> will want some of that revenue.
And I want a pony.
What the upstream "wants" and what market forces will decide could be
very different. And as customers "want" lower internet access costs, if
Comcast can collect more money from upstreams then they can lower the
rates for customers, gain more customers, and be in an even better
position to squeeze money out of upstreams.
jc
