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 PhoenixDown-- Wants FIOSPremium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
kudos:1 | reply to gatorkram
Re: Who should pay for network upgrades... No clue.... interest access is paid for at each end so I too wonder why this is even being discussed. | |
| said by PhoenixDown:No clue.... interest access is paid for at each end so I too wonder why this is even being discussed. Maybe because there are hundreds of billions of dollars involved?
A few hundred billion in expense for the infrastructure to increase capacity, a few hundred billion revenue increase for the content providers as a result of the bigger pipe.
Might seem like chump change to you, but a few hundred billion here, and a few hundred billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money. | |
 gatorkramKaBOOM BabyPremium
join:2002-07-22
Winterville, NC
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| said by Claybraker:Maybe because there are hundreds of billions of dollars involved? A few hundred billion in expense for the infrastructure to increase capacity, a few hundred billion revenue increase for the content providers as a result of the bigger pipe. Might seem like chump change to you, but a few hundred billion here, and a few hundred billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money. The question, or debate is though, who should foot the bill, right?
I can't really tell from your post, what your position is.
We all know it involves a lot of money. The question is, who's money should it be.
My position is, we the end users, and also the content providers are already paying for our shares.
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | reply to Claybraker
The solution is to upgrade, and if your company will go bankrupt, fine, go bankrupt, if a content provider had the $ to buy Transit, you can it too, actually its cheaper for ISPs since they "sink" content, not source it, since all connections are asymetrical, and a large single peer-ed ISP increases the value of a backbone provider. The other solution is, buy a Tier 1 backbone, free Transit for life cough Verizon cough. If broadband was a water company, this is what would be happening.
»www.liveleak.com/view?i=11bf57cf1f
Imagine that in a 1st world country, its unheard of, well thats how broadband companies want to run their networks. Tease everyone and never upgrade causing oversubscription from hell, and then throttle and cap people's speed to uselessness, and want everyone to bend over with a smile. | |
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