[178419] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Verizon Policy Statement on Net Neutrality
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Herrin)
Fri Feb 27 14:59:06 2015
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From: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:50:22 -0500
To: Scott Helms <khelms@zcorum.com>
Cc: NANOG <nanog@nanog.org>
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On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 2:22 PM, Scott Helms <khelms@zcorum.com> wrote:
> I have to take exception to your example.
>
> Water, gas, and to a great extent electrical systems do not work on
> oversubscription, ie their aggregate capacity meets or exceeds the needs of
> all their customers peak potential demand, at least from "normal" demand
> standpoint.
Hi Scott,
Do you propose that Internet access service should NOT be expected to
meet peak "normal" demand? That would certainly make ISP operating
models unique among public utilities.
Regards,
Bill Herrin
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