[8259] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Follow-up ON DIGEX, ANS & CIX
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles R Fidelman)
Fri Nov 12 12:21:03 1993
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1993 12:16:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Miles R Fidelman <fidelman@civicnet.org>
To: Stephen Wolff <steve@mon.cise.nsf.gov>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.07.9311120823.F13843-a100000@mon.cise.nsf.gov>
On Fri, 12 Nov 1993, Stephen Wolff wrote:
> > So how does one transit from one NAP to the other? Will you guarantee
> > that if I, as a network provider, connect to one NAP that I can then talk
> > to anyone on any of the other NAPs?
>
> National-scale Network Service Providers (of which there are several) will
> carry inter-NAP traffic. You buy service from one of them. If they don't
> give you the connectivity you want, complain, offer more money, or take
> your business elsewhere. If **none of them** provide full connectivity I
> admit that's a problem that needs fixing. But then, not now. -s
>
Will there be any basic ground rules imposed on inter-NAP carriers and/or
on NAP-to-end user carriers -- akin to the ground rules the FCC imposes
on telcos (e.g. common carriage, same price to all comers, etc.)?
Also, are there any plans for putting in place a duly legislated and
authorized regulatory authority to manage the playing field, or to bring
the FCC into the act?
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