[165045] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: How big is the Internet?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jorge Amodio)
Fri Aug 16 02:47:08 2013
In-Reply-To: <20130815215525.7B353642@resin11.mta.everyone.net>
From: Jorge Amodio <jmamodio@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 01:46:56 -0500
To: "surfer@mauigateway.com" <surfer@mauigateway.com>
Cc: "<nanog@nanog.org>" <nanog@nanog.org>
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You are absolutely right
-Jorge
On Aug 15, 2013, at 11:55 PM, "Scott Weeks" <surfer@mauigateway.com> wrote:
>
> Ok, I'll put on my flame-proof undies, have some fun
> and bite at this one...
>
>
> --- sean@donelan.com wrote:
> From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
>
> :: It seems odd that there are relatively good estimates
> :: for other communication networks and utilities; i.e.
>
> :: how big is the PSTN
> :: how many television or radio stations,
> :: how much freight is carried by railroads, trucks and ships.
>
> centralized control
>
>
> :: But asking how big is the Internet [...] What so special
> :: about the Internet that it can't be measured?
>
> Not controlled by small groups of people in positions of power.
> Thus innovation flourishes. Yay! :-)
>
> scott
>
