> From: discuss-boun...@lists.lopsa.org [mailto:discuss- > boun...@lists.lopsa.org] On Behalf Of Derek Balling > > A.) There is nothing wrong with what they are doing
If the peering point between Layer3 and VZ were saturated by a whole bunch of "little guys" on layer3 that were all responding to data requests of VZ users, then the obvious solution would be for Layer3 and VZ to mutually upgrade the peering point in order to deliver to users the internet that they paid for. But since VZ recognizes most of that data comes from a small number of "big guys," VZ sees an opportunity to grab money from them, and lay the groundwork for later continued payments from said content providers in the form of "fast lane" unequal network priorities. Yes, there is something wrong with this, as it good to let businesses make money, but they should make their money by hard work and ingenuity in the face of competition, not by robbing banks or lock-in or extortion. > B.) If you (or others, or even a majority) are unhappy with what they are > doing, the answer is not for you to impose your will on them in a manner that > makes it even harder for them to see competition later, but to -- instead -- > move towards competition most ricky tick, If only there were competition available to switch to. In my neighborhood, my choices are Comcast or Verizon. Both of which are terrible. I would switch *so* fast, for much bigger reasons than Netflix or Youtube video quality. In the middle of a 2yr contract, they took away half my channels, called it a "channel realignment." If I were to cancel, I'd be hit with early termination fees. I argued with them pointlessly for hours, and finally caved in and agreed to upgrade my service for $5/mo more in order to get my channels back. And then they hit me with the early termination fee anyway for canceling my old service and upgrading to a new service with a new 2yr contract. Yes, there is ABSOLUTELY something wrong. This kind of behavior cannot result in a massively profitable company taking in money hand over fist, unless they have a monopoly. And if some company has a monopoly, they should not behave this way. If only companies with monopolies didn't behave this way, then there would be nothing wrong with monoplolies. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.lopsa.org https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
