 espaethDigital PlumberPremium,MVM
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Minneapolis, MN
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 ·Clear Wireless
| reply to Michael C
Re: Bandwidth costs money. (Duh!) You've left oversubscription out of your equation.
The sum of all access connections (ie, end-user broadband connections) is greater than the total capacity at distribution. As usage at the edge increases, real money needs to be spent to upgrade capacity at distribution.
That's where the usage-based billing systems are derived from -- it's developing the funding source to provide the capital for future upgrades on oversubscribed links. It sets up a system that those who contribute the most towards driving future expansion pay end up covering most of the expense. |
