[18747] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: BBN Peering issues
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Goldstein_William@bns.att.com)
Sun Aug 16 15:16:42 1998
From: Goldstein_William@bns.att.com
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 14:58:19 -0400
TO: mark@exodus.net, shields@crosslink.net
CC: nanog@merit.edu
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Thanks for the reality check. Whether the rest of us like it or not,
you're right.
Bill Goldstein
Senior Internet Specialist
AT&T
wgoldstein@att.com
TEL:(412)642-7288
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From: shields
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 1998 3:59 AM
To: mark
Cc: shields; nanog
Subject: Re: BBN Peering issues
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> fundamentally important that these ideals be extended to the future=
of
> the Internet, if it is to have a future. No company should have the=
> right to force another to pay for connectivity simply because the
latter
> has not been around since the beginning or they are not a telco.
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BBN is answerable to their customers and shareholders and not to your=
or my ideals of how the Internet should work.
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Shields, CrossLink.
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