[Air-L] how do you build a new internet
elw at stderr.org
elw at stderr.org
Thu Aug 2 06:30:42 PDT 2007
> Right now, the Internet is free to use (ISP
> charges are for connection not for use of the network really).
You must be using a somewhat different Internet than the rest of us. ;)
The existence of things like peering agreements certainly don't make the
transit of traffic over a network link "free"... there is an financial or
other need-or-demand based incentive for both parties in a particular
network connection. Backbone access is big, big bucks.... both for
connectivity and for bandwidth used.
--e
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