RE: Net Neutrality Legislative Proposal

["Joseph Jackson" <JJackson () aninetworks com>]

> Behalf Of Florian Weimer
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 6:58 AM
> To: Mark Newton
> Cc: Seth Johnson; nanog () nanog org
> Subject: Re: Net Neutrality Legislative Proposal
>
>
> * Mark Newton:
>
> > On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 09:39:50AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> >
> >  > * Mark Newton:
> >  > > On Tue, Jul 11, 2006 at 07:58:48AM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> >  > >  > (I've wondered for quite some time if "net 
> neutrality" implies 
> > that  > >  > Ebay or Google must carry third party traffic on their 
> > corporate  > >  > networks, by the way.)  > > eBay and 
> Google aren't 
> > selling transit.
> >  >
> >  > Neither is your local cable company. 8-)
> >
> > Eh?  Of course they are.  They're selling transit to their 
> cable modem 
> > customers, surely?
>
> Quote from a typical terms of service agreement:
>
> | (b) Subscriber will not resell the Service, or any portion 
> thereof, or 
> | otherwise charge others to use the Service, or any portion thereof. 
> | The Service is for personal use only, and Subscriber agrees 
> not to use 
> | the Service for operation as an Internet Service Provider, 
> to host web 
> | sites for other parties or for any other business enterprise or to 
> | connect the Cable modem to any server or to any computer outside of 
> | the Subscriber's premises.
> |
> | (c) Without Time Warner Cable 's prior written approval, Subscriber 
> | shall not post or transmit through the Service any material that 
> | constitutes or contains advertising or any solicitation 
> with respect 
> | to products or services, nor shall Subscriber transmit bulk e-mail 
> | without prior written permission from Time Warner Cable.
>
> IP transit has no such restrictions.


We currently buy ip transit service from Cox Cable.   You can also get a
buisness cable modem service from them and resell transit on it.  Tho
this might only apply to the Las Vegas market.