[173245] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Muni Fiber and Politics
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jay Ashworth)
Mon Jul 21 15:40:53 2014
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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 15:39:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jay Ashworth <jra@baylink.com>
To: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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----- Original Message -----
> From: "Blake Dunlap" <ikiris@gmail.com>
> My power is pretty much always on, my water is pretty much always on
> and safe, my sewer system works, etc etc...
>
> Why is layer 1 internet magically different from every other utility?
It's not; Bill simply wasn't assuming L1(/L2) restriction, since not
doing so better suited his "Corporations Are God; Governments Suck"
argument.
I will note that in fact, the power wires are usually owned by a
franchised monopoly, and sometimes the water pipes. Even so, it's the
Natural Monopoly that's the issue: you don't want to dig up the road
every 15 minutes, especially for players who might fold in the middle.
Cheers,
-- jra
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