[92776] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Broadband ISPs taxed for "generating light energy"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael.Dillon@btradianz.com)
Wed Oct 11 05:18:37 2006
In-Reply-To: <452BB971.8050600@gmail.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Michael.Dillon@btradianz.com
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:20:06 +0100
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> A Cisco ZX GBIC produces a max of 4.77 dBm (or less than 4mw). 4mw
> corresponds to 35 watt hours in one year.
.035 kwh per year costs 34.5 cents per year using
the average US electricity cost in March 2006 of
9.86 cents/kwh.
Since the energy flow could be bidirectional,
one of the two parties receives a net benefit
of up to 34.5 cents.
If a broadband provider offers customers
a free gift such as a hat, does this make them
into a hat retailer for tax purposes?
--Michael Dillon
