[2675] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Settlements
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (HORN%athena@leia.polaroid.com)
Wed Apr 8 18:00:18 1992
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 17:57 EST
From: HORN%athena@leia.polaroid.com
To: com-priv@psi.com
Why does everyone assume that packets (bytes, whatever) should be counted?
Settlements should correspond to costs, so measure and settle based on the
things that cause costs. Costs are operations labor, capital equipment,
communications line leases, etc. These are capacity related, not usage
related. Usage is just an indirect factor.
This fixation on detailed usage accounting is like moths attracted to flames.
Rob Horn horn%hydra@polaroid.com
