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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay Ashworth)
Mon Mar 24 13:32:18 2014
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:18:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jay Ashworth <jra@baylink.com>
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
In-Reply-To: <3A4324BB-975E-48CE-B826-B8F04174C274@delong.com>
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Owen DeLong" <owen@delong.com>
> The only way we will ever see real and true competition is if we
> prohibit Layer 2+ providers from playing in the Layer 1 space.
>
> At some point, we will need to recognize that for the population
> densities in the vast majority of the united States (including most
> urban areas), Layer 1 is effectively a natural monopoly and you will
> rarely get more than one provider installing any given media type. An
> independent layer 1 provider required to provide equal access to all
> competing layer 2+ providers in each are would drive increased
> competition in L2+ services.
Gee; what a great idea.
Cheers,
-- jr ':-)' a
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