[1329] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: What is the Definition of Infrastructure?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James B. Van Bokkelen)
Mon Sep 16 09:52:02 1991
Date: Mon, 16 Sep 91 09:45:57 -0400
To: Ittai Hershman <ittai@shemesh.ans.net>
From: jbvb@ftp.com (James B. Van Bokkelen)
Reply-To: jbvb@ftp.com
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
2. An additional fee per every research or commercial
institution the mid-level supports.
This answers the question I asked earlier; ANS charges 'regional' nets
based on their size, not just on the bandwidth they want into ANS's
backbone. This indicates a couple of internal ANS policies to me:
First, ANS wants to compete with the regionals to provide end-user
connections. Second, ANS wants to avoid regional-regional interconnects
that bypass ANS.
A classic 'regulated monopoly' set-up, but it rests on two uncertain
futures. The political climate at or above NSF may change, and the
routing protocol tinkerers may remove the incentive for a single
backbone.
James B. VanBokkelen 26 Princess St., Wakefield, MA 01880
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