Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix

[Matthew Petach <mpetach () netflight com>]

On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 8:46 PM, Jima <nanog () jima us> wrote:

> [...]
>  I guess I'm just glad that my home ISP can justify anteing up for a pipe
> to SIX, resources for hosting OpenConnect nodes, and, for that matter, an
> ASN.  Indeed, not everyone can.
>
>      Jima
I'm sorry.
If your ISP doesn't have an ASN,
it's not an ISP.  Full stop.

There *are* some fundamental basics
that are necessary to function as an ISP;
having an AS number and being able to
speak BGP are pretty much at the top
of the list.

If you cannot manage to obtain and support
an AS number as an ISP, it is probably time
to consider closing up shop and finding
another line of work.

Matt