[9134] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: The Buffalo Free-Net / NYSERNet / PSI problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles R Fidelman)
Sat Dec 18 17:45:43 1993
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1993 17:36:14 -0500 (EST)
From: Miles R Fidelman <fidelman@civicnet.org>
To: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <199312182213.AA09960@world.std.com>
Re. the incremental cost vs. lost revenue arguement:
Its worth noting that the Internet exists precisely because the telcos,
by law, MUST allow resale of leased facilities. If regional networks,
for example, had to pay the telcos for each user of a leased line (and
maybe every packet to boot), then the Internet as we know it would not
exist. This also extends to, say, the World: Barry, how would you like
to pay for your Alternet access lines by the user or by the packet? :)
The telcos have noticed this lost revenue of late -- witness their
attempts to get into the business of charging per packet on ISDN packet
services, and the attempt by Michigan Bell to pull dark fiber off the
market. Luckily for all of us, Internet providers and operators of large
corporate private networks share an interest in keeping leased facilities
on the market.
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