nanog mailing list archives
Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations
From: alex () relcom eu net
Date: Fri, 25 Oct 96 22:27:10 +0400
Let's recast the questions: 1. How many UK ISPs would notice if seastrom.com fell off the Net? That's largely irrelevant -- I'm not asking you to peer with my home network and transport my traffic at no charge. 2. How many of seastrom's customers would notice if Europe fell off the Net? Not many.
Bad example. But the correct answer is almost the same: 1) In case if INTERNET split into US and EUrope parts withouth interconnection, no too many in USA will notice it, but INTERNET in Europe will die (moreover, computer's world will die too). This explains why we (EUrope) pay for the inter-ocean links. It's reality. And - YES, European's PTT is the worst example of the SOCIALISM. Then it's became unlimited loop - IP in USA cost less because EUrope pay for it; that's why interesting services tends to locate in USA, that's why Europe have to pay for the links, that's why new servers are allocated in USA where the cost of Internet is less, and so on... -:) --- Aleksei Roudnev, Network Operations Center, Relcom, Moscow (+7 095) 194-19-95 (Network Operations Center Hot Line),(+7 095) 239-10-10, N 13729 (pager) (+7 095) 196-72-12 (Support), (+7 095) 194-33-28 (Fax) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Current thread:
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations, (continued)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Robert E. Seastrom (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 25)
- Charging content providers less? Bradley Dunn (Oct 25)
- Re: Charging content providers less? Jim Dixon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Michael Dillon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Alex.Bligh (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Robert E. Seastrom (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Michael Dillon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations alex (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations alex (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Larry J. Plato (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 25)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jeremy Porter (Oct 26)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 26)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jian Li (Oct 28)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jim Dixon (Oct 28)
- Re: Provider credibility - does it matter? was Re: Inter-provider relations Jian Li (Oct 28)