[162086] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Open Resolver Problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dobbins, Roland)
Mon Apr 1 22:45:12 2013
From: "Dobbins, Roland" <rdobbins@arbor.net>
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 02:44:49 +0000
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On Apr 2, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> In the majority of the US where it is rural, there is even less choice.
Largest in geography <> largest in population.
> Even where there are multiple providers, they often all provide the same =
limitations in their AUP unless you go to higher priced services.
If you don't like the pricing, that's quite different from claiming extorti=
on. =20
Look, I'm no fan of semi-monopolies, 'unlimited' capacity which isn't, and =
so forth. But there *are* choices in most US broadband markets; maybe not =
the choices which we'd find ideal, maybe at a price-point higher than we th=
ink is fair, but the point is that there are choices, and nobody is forcing=
anyone to spend money for services he doesn't wish to purchase.
I'd like to see UK-style structural separation in the US, as that would gre=
atly increase opportunities to compete. I doubt it will ever happen, thoug=
h. =20
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