[87340] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Two Tiered Internet
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sean Donelan)
Wed Dec 14 20:01:22 2005
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:00:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com>
To: Tony Li <tony.li@tony.li>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <DFD4FCBF-605C-4DAF-BDB5-A73BA569EEAA@tony.li>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, Tony Li wrote:
> Because they're telephone companies.
Oh, that's right. I forgot. They're evil.
> Because they can't manufacture bandwidth that isn't there. Cable
> co's provide broadband with a fraction of the loop capacity. For
> telco's to offer premium service, they have to take from the aggregate
> capacity. It's a zero sum game, and for the telco's to get more, the
> subscribers get less.
I guess you missed all those trenches being dug in Verizon land to install
fiber to the home. I guess you missed all the network upgrades in ATT/SBC
and Bellsouth land to shorten their copper loop distances.
Sounds like they are manufacturing more bandwidth and the zero sum game
is getting bigger.
