Re: peering charges?

["J. Malcolm" <jmalcolm () uraeus com>]

Dirk Harms-Merbitz writes:
> Why should it cost more to connect at 100MB/sec vs. 56KB/sec? If the same
> amount of packets are transfered? Why should I pay more beyond the
> one-time cost of buying interface electronics? 

Because what costs money is engineering for peak usage. If you can
send traffic at 100MB/sec instead of 56KB/sec your peak usage can (and
likely will) be much higher.
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