[9695] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Telecommunications Competition Act of Washington State
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Karl Denninger)
Sun Jan 16 20:41:02 1994
From: karl@mcs.com (Karl Denninger)
To: skw@merit.edu (Steven K. Widmayer)
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 1994 19:38:53 -0600 (CST)
Cc: adamfast@u.washington.edu, karl@mcs.com, com-priv@psi.com,
In-Reply-To: <9401170005.AA06487@merit.edu> from "Steven K. Widmayer" at Jan 16, 94 07:05:39 pm
> >The CIX is a great accomplishment in the marketplace. It formed as a
> >response by the <free market> to what was perceived as a nascent monopoly
> >position by ANS, in an attempt to prevent that from happening. From all
> >appearances it seems to have worked. MCSNet's T1 came online last evening,
> >and with it FULL CIX connectivity -- you know, it is really impressive when
> >we can get universal connectivity with one T1 line from a national phone
> >carrier. Seems that the wonderful word - "competition" - has done what all
> >the Government regulators, and the NSF, utterly failed to do -- does it not?
> >
> >Or have I missed something?
>
> Karl,
>
> I don't think you can equate "universal connectivity" with a connection
> to the CIX, at least not yet. For that I think you still need connections
> to both the CIX and to the NSFNET/ANSnet. There are less than 1000 active
> CIX-connected networks that are not known to the NSFNET service. On the
> other hand, there are probably multiple thousands of networks known to
> the NSFNET which are not CIX members, and thus not reachable to those
> fewer than 1000 non-NSFNET CIX-connected networks.
>
> --Steve Widmayer
Get rid of the PRDB and you have instant full connectivity.
The PRDB is an artifact of the government's meddling in the affairs of the
free market and is nothing more than a way to give ANS a privileged position
in the sale of commercial IP access.
People have alluded to possible Sherman Act problems with the CIX. I
suggest that they look at ANS and the "cooperative agreement" first; with
what you have stated above <that> is the reason for the problem.
(BTW, the "1000 active networks" is a non-sequitor. The majority of our
routes go over CIX connected networks, even though we're authorized to
transit the AUP-controlled backbone by virtue of our NACR. From ANS'
perspective OF COURSE most routes go over their wire -- from a CIX member's
perspective this is NOT true. It all depends on what side of the fence you
sit.)
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