[91274] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Net Neutrality Legislative Proposal
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Joseph Jackson)
Tue Jul 11 18:53:22 2006
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 15:51:20 -0700
From: "Joseph Jackson" <JJackson@aninetworks.com>
To: "Florian Weimer" <fw@deneb.enyo.de>,
"Mark Newton" <newton@internode.com.au>
Cc: "Seth Johnson" <seth.johnson@RealMeasures.dyndns.org>,
<nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
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> Behalf Of Florian Weimer
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:58 AM
> To: Mark Newton
> Cc: Seth Johnson; nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: Net Neutrality Legislative Proposal
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> * Mark Newton:
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> > On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 09:39:50AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
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> > > * Mark Newton:
> > > > On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 07:58:48AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> > > > > (I've wondered for quite some time if "net=20
> neutrality" implies=20
> > that > > > Ebay or Google must carry third party traffic on their=20
> > corporate > > > networks, by the way.) > > eBay and=20
> Google aren't=20
> > selling transit.
> > >
> > > Neither is your local cable company. 8-)
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> > Eh? Of course they are. They're selling transit to their=20
> cable modem=20
> > customers, surely?
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> Quote from a typical terms of service agreement:
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> | (b) Subscriber will not resell the Service, or any portion=20
> thereof, or=20
> | otherwise charge others to use the Service, or any portion thereof.=20
> | The Service is for personal use only, and Subscriber agrees=20
> not to use=20
> | the Service for operation as an Internet Service Provider,=20
> to host web=20
> | sites for other parties or for any other business enterprise or to=20
> | connect the Cable modem to any server or to any computer outside of=20
> | the Subscriber's premises.
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> | (c) Without Time Warner Cable 's prior written approval, Subscriber=20
> | shall not post or transmit through the Service any material that=20
> | constitutes or contains advertising or any solicitation=20
> with respect=20
> | to products or services, nor shall Subscriber transmit bulk e-mail=20
> | without prior written permission from Time Warner Cable.
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> IP transit has no such restrictions.
>
We currently buy ip transit service from Cox Cable. You can also get a
buisness cable modem service from them and resell transit on it. Tho
this might only apply to the Las Vegas market.=20
