At what point? Never. Your taxes (or tolls) go to pay for the right to use
the road. The state charges extra registration for commercial vehicles, but
they don't have the right to charge anyone more based on what they use the
road for.
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Mike Hammett
Intelligent Computing Solutions
http://www.ics-il.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Nash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vuze / Comcast / Peer to Peer / FCC
This is a good debate.
What you mention here, George, is something that's been on my mind for the
last year or so. As Lingo/Slingbox/Netflix/Vonage/etc/etc/etc make $$$
off
of our connections, where's our cut? The customer is paying for a
connection, yes, but at what point do we start charging more as this
content
proliferates through our networks? Bandwidth is getting cheaper per meg,
you can get a bigger pipe for less per meg, you can do things to lower the
cost of bandwidth.
However, that should give US a better cash flow model, so we're not so
squeezed out that we feel like not providing service anymore to folks who
desperately want it. With more and more apps providing high-throughput
content, it could easily offset the savings that can be realized by going
with a bigger/cheaper pipe. IF IT IS UNCHECKED.
My whole part in this discussion has been focused on not letting our
customers cost us more than they are paying us, and I still say that
deploying a system that allows us to be compensated for heavy usage is a
valuable consideration in any business plan for an ISP. Bandwidth
shaping,
bandwidth caps, bill for overages, dedicated bandwidth option. If you
have
this in place, you really need not worry about anything else with respect
to
high bandwidth usage.
IMHO.
Thanks everyone for listening to my half-rant. I'm going to get something
done now. ;)
Mark Nash
UnwiredOnline.Net
350 Holly Street
Junction City, OR 97448
http://www.uwol.net
541-998-5555
541-998-5599 fax
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Rogato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Vuze / Comcast / Peer to Peer / FCC
Another thought is
Why wouldn't Vuze have to pay Comcast for using the Comcast network to
support it's business plan.
If they are relying on Comcasts network to store and send files to it's
customer base, why should they be treated for a free ride instead of
using a hosting provider like Akamia.
Guess that is just as a significant point as any other, the fair
compensation for services?
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