[38125] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: More BW, Less Taxes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Albert Meyer)
Tue May 29 11:55:46 2001
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Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 10:51:37 -0500
To: bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
From: Albert Meyer <albert@waller.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
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At 03:37 PM 5/29/01 +0000, bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com wrote:
> Why does BW cost so much?
It might make more sense to ask "Why is bandwidth so cheap (and getting
cheaper so fast) in the US?" The simple answer is: Moore's law, competition
(leading to a "fiber glut") and economies of scale.
If you're across an ocean from the US, you have to factor in the cost of
running underwater cable.
