[10766] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Settlements
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John [Francis] Stracke)
Tue Mar 8 10:00:23 1994
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 1994 17:54:00 +0500
From: francis@avalle.insoft.com (John [Francis] Stracke)
To: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Craig Partridge's message of Mon, 07 Mar 94 07:29:15 -0800 <199403071529.HAA07931@aland.bbn.com>
>Suppose the IXC simply billed each connected provider a flat amount
>per month based on the size of the provider's pipe (or pipes) into the
>long-haul network. So, for instance, if PSI had T1 connections to the IXC
>in LA and DC, PSI would pay for two T1 connections.
On the other hand, if Ma & Pa Kettle set up a new provider, with a T1
link from the start (to avoid paying for plant they'll discard when
they upgrade), and take six months to get enough customers to go over
half capacity, they'll be paying full price for their underused link,
even though they're using much less of the IXC's capacity than each of
PSI's links.
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