Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-26 Thread Owen DeLong
2014 9:05 PM > To: Frank Bulk > Cc: Naslund, Steve; nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica > > Since a second build-out is impractical (if not actually impossible) and > they don't > sell UNEs, they are, in fact, pretty much exempt from

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-26 Thread Frank Bulk
gt; > -Original Message- > From: Naslund, Steve [mailto:snasl...@medline.com] > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:16 PM > To: Frank Bulk > Cc: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica > > Many rural LECs are not required to provide unbu

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-25 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Steve Naslund" > You are right but that is usually how it works with fiber because that > last drop to the home is a pretty expensive piece that you don't > usually want installed until it is needed. The LECS usually don't even > light a building unless there

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Gary Buhrmaster
On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:56 AM, Naslund, Steve wrote: > You are right but that is usually how it works with fiber because that last > drop to the home is a pretty expensive piece that you don't usually want > installed until it is needed. The LECS usually don't even light a building > unless

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Naslund, Steve
You are right but that is usually how it works with fiber because that last drop to the home is a pretty expensive piece that you don't usually want installed until it is needed. The LECS usually don't even light a building unless there is a service that requires it. I was trying to make the p

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Owen DeLong
stal on the > corner and cross my one acre lot with it? > > Steven Naslund > Chicago IL > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Jay Ashworth [mailto:j...@baylink.com] > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:25 PM > To: NANOG > Subject: Re: Level 3

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Owen DeLong
Message- > From: Naslund, Steve [mailto:snasl...@medline.com] > Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:16 PM > To: Frank Bulk > Cc: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica > > Many rural LECs are not required to provide unbundled network el

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Owen DeLong
l never > do that and therefore the last mile can never be a free market. > > > -Original Message- > From: Larry Sheldon [mailto:larryshel...@cox.net] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:54 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Steve Naslund" > Thinking about this again, let's take Jay at his word that he can make > a "passing" for $700-800. Let's not. I was quoting vendors who had themselves been quoted by other NANOGers. Whether those other NANOGers had *paid* that price is unc

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Matthew Petach
On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Naslund, Steve wrote: > [...] > The economic reality is that if I build out an expensive infrastructure I > have to pile on as many high priced services as possible to order to > maximize the revenue from it. A customer who does not balk at a $200 a > month TV/vo

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Naslund, Steve
u have to direct bury enough cable to reach the pedestal on the corner and cross my one acre lot with it? Steven Naslund Chicago IL -Original Message- From: Jay Ashworth [mailto:j...@baylink.com] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:25 PM To: NANOG Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Intern

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Naslund, Steve
line is that if you can get a residential customer to pay even $700 construction charge very often, I will be impressed. Steve -Original Message- From: Jay Ashworth [mailto:j...@baylink.com] Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:25 PM To: NANOG Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Steve Naslund" > What do you mean by average monthly bill? That is the issue here. The > average monthly bill includes the services you are getting. In the > Chicago area a fiber optic access circuit unbundled from the imcumbent > carrier to a competitive car

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - > From: "Bob Evans" > Well, don't forget the labor, taxes, business licenses fees, county > taxes on chairs, Obama care, accountants and time required. $ enable # conf t (conf)# Obamacare ^ command not understood Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Lamar Owen
On 03/23/2014 11:08 PM, Frank Bulk wrote: Not sure which rural LECs are exempt from competition. This is a quagmire;but it boils down to "if the FCC says they're exempt, then they're exempt and have a 'rural monopoly'" (there's a lot of caselaw and a number of FCC Report and Orders (and further

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Tei
On 24 March 2014 10:47, Joe Greco wrote: >> Here in Illinois, we have been paying for the construction of our tollway in >> perpetuity. When it was originally built the state promised to remove the >> tolls as soon as construction costs were recovered. We are still waiting >> and will be fore

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Joe Greco
> The economic reality is that if I build out an expensive infrastructure I > have to pile on as many high priced services as possible to order to maximize > the revenue from it. A customer who does not balk at a $200 a month > TV/voice/Internet service is not going to be happy getting a bill

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Mark Tinka
On Monday, March 24, 2014 04:26:11 AM Naslund, Steve wrote: > If you are going to try to do a fiber build out to the > home, what would be the monthly cost of just the cable > if I cannot sell services on it and is anyone will the > pay the much. If I have to pay something like say $40 a > month

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Naslund, Steve
of competition is different. Frank -Original Message- From: Naslund, Steve [mailto:snasl...@medline.com] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:16 PM To: Frank Bulk Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica Many rural LECs are not required to provide unbundled networ

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Naslund, Steve
-Original Message- From: Frank Bulk [mailto:frnk...@iname.com] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:08 PM To: Naslund, Steve Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica Not sure which rural LECs are exempt from competition. Some areas are effectively exempt

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Frank Bulk
nt. Frank -Original Message- From: Naslund, Steve [mailto:snasl...@medline.com] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:16 PM To: Frank Bulk Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica Many rural LECs are not required to provide unbundled network elements. As a

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Naslund, Steve
[mailto:frnk...@iname.com] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:08 PM To: Naslund, Steve Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica Not sure which rural LECs are exempt from competition. Some areas are effectively exempt from facilities-based (i.e. wireline

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Frank Bulk
ainst RLECs, as well as satellite providers. I'm not aware of any exclusivity. Frank -Original Message- From: Naslund, Steve [mailto:snasl...@medline.com] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 9:00 PM To: Joe Greco Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Naslund, Steve
4 1:08 PM >To: David Miller >Cc: nanog@nanog.org >Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica >How come no one ever asks if competition is required?

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Naslund, Steve
>> ... In fact, having been a service provider I can tell you that I >> paid the LEC about $4 a month for a copper pair to your house to sell > >DSL service at around ten times that cost. I am sure the LEC was not >>making money at the $4 a month and I know I could not fund a build out for >>

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-23 Thread Naslund, Steve
>> We don't know because the service provider rolls that cost up along >> with th= e services they sell. That is my point. They are able to > >spread the costs= out based on the profitable services they sell. >Okay. >> If they were not able to = > >sell us services I am not sure they could a

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-22 Thread Paul WALL
On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 10:18 AM, TGLASSEY wrote: > How do you as the people operating the network think two exabytes of data > gets pushed across your networks to each of the PRISM Collection Sites > (daily) with no one noticing... Know what I mean? Wouldn't You Like To Know? drive slow... Pau

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-22 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 3/22/2014 12:24 PM, Frank Bulk wrote: It's my understanding and experience that most gov't jurisdictions will give CLECs and other telecommunication providers access to the RoW -- generally speaking it's not exclusive to ILECs or MSOs. Now the challenge may be finding room in the existing RoW

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-22 Thread Randy Bush
> Why would market economies switch to the US model? Consumers there > pay a lot more for much less performance. stateside consumer internet is a third world country ruled by robber barons supported by a corrupt government. skip the politics and hyperbole and judge by the bottom line. at home

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-22 Thread Niels Bakker
* snasl...@medline.com (Naslund, Steve) [Fri 21 Mar 2014, 17:00 CET]: I see no reason why the US model would not work in any market economy. Why would market economies switch to the US model? Consumers there pay a lot more for much less performance. -- Niels.

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-22 Thread Frank Bulk
the challenges are not typically politically or "regulatorily" motivated. Frank -Original Message- From: Eric Wieling [mailto:ewiel...@nyigc.com] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:45 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica Make the reg

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-22 Thread Matthew Petach
On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 7:18 AM, TGLASSEY wrote: > I want to ask you folks something... > > How do you as the people operating the network think two exabytes of data > gets pushed across your networks to each of the PRISM Collection Sites > (daily) with no one noticing... Know what I mean>? > > T

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-22 Thread TGLASSEY
I want to ask you folks something... How do you as the people operating the network think two exabytes of data gets pushed across your networks to each of the PRISM Collection Sites (daily) with no one noticing... Know what I mean>? Todd Glassey On 3/21/2014 6:54 PM, Larry Sheldon wrote: On

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Bryan Socha
ldon [mailto:larryshel...@cox.net] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:54 PM > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica > > *too old, failing memory and all, I'll have to go read up on "natural > monopoly"--I can not think of one that does not require regulation and > force of arms to exist. > > >

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Eric Wieling
l never do that and therefore the last mile can never be a free market. -Original Message- From: Larry Sheldon [mailto:larryshel...@cox.net] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:54 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica *too old, failing memory and all,

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 3/21/2014 9:13 AM, Sholes, Joshua wrote:> How do you get around the problem of natural monopolies, then? My strongly held belief is that if the "natural" monopoly* becomes oppressive somebody in their garage will find another way, and absent regulation and force of arms available to the "na

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Jared Mauch
On Mar 21, 2014, at 12:22 PM, Joe Greco wrote: >> On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: >>> Why wouldn't you instead charge for the build out as a NRC and then = >> charge=20 >>> for maintenance as a MRC? >> >> I for one would be willing to bear a high NRC start-up cost for someone =

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Joe Greco
> On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: > > Why wouldn't you instead charge for the build out as a NRC and then = > charge=20 > > for maintenance as a MRC? > > I for one would be willing to bear a high NRC start-up cost for someone = > building fiber to my home. Not everyone would make

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Owen DeLong
On Mar 21, 2014, at 12:13 , Jared Mauch wrote: > > On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: > >> Why wouldn't you instead charge for the build out as a NRC and then charge >> for maintenance as a MRC? > > I for one would be willing to bear a high NRC start-up cost for someone > build

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Jared Mauch
On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Joe Greco wrote: > Why wouldn't you instead charge for the build out as a NRC and then charge > for maintenance as a MRC? I for one would be willing to bear a high NRC start-up cost for someone building fiber to my home. Not everyone would make that tradeoff. I

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Joe Greco
> We don't know because the service provider rolls that cost up along with th= > e services they sell. That is my point. They are able to spread the costs= > out based on the profitable services they sell. Okay. > If they were not able to = > sell us services I am not sure they could afford t

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Jared Mauch
On Mar 21, 2014, at 2:08 PM, Keegan Holley wrote: > How come no one ever asks if competition is required? I think the issue here is there is competition, but those you are seen as competing with are in a different strata providing the same service. eg: Cellular data competes with DSL/DOCSIS/F

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Adrian
On Friday 21 March 2014 09:13:28 Naslund, Steve wrote: > ... In fact, having been a service provider I can tell you > that I paid the LEC about $4 a month for a copper pair to your house to > sell DSL service at around ten times that cost. I am sure the LEC was not making money at the $4 a mont

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Keegan Holley
Mike." > Date: 03/20/2014 21:56 (GMT-05:00) > To: nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on > > Technica > > On 3/20/2014 at 4:17 PM Bryan Fields wrote: > > |On 3/20/14, 12:34 PM, Blake Hudson wrote: > |> The sol

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Keegan Holley
. > > -Original Message- > From: Jim Popovitch [mailto:jim...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 11:07 AM > To: Naslund, Steve > Cc: Sholes, Joshua; Larry Sheldon; nanog@nanog.org > Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica > > On Fri, Mar

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Mark Tinka
On Friday, March 21, 2014 05:59:54 PM Naslund, Steve wrote: > So, as far as the government or Wall Street funding the > build out of the commercial Internet, that is not what > happened. Lots of terrestrial and submarine optical fibre was built in the late 90's, and much of it has either gone un

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Naslund, Steve
that price. Steven Naslund -Original Message- From: Jim Popovitch [mailto:jim...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 11:07 AM To: Naslund, Steve Cc: Sholes, Joshua; Larry Sheldon; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Jim Popovitch
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:48 AM, Naslund, Steve wrote: > What do you mean by average monthly bill? What is the average monthly (non-subsidized) access cost that your friends and family pay each month? -Jim P.

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Naslund, Steve
right). Steven Naslund -Original Message- From: Mark Tinka [mailto:mark.ti...@seacom.mu] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:01 AM To: Naslund, Steve Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica On Friday, March 21, 2014 04:46:13 PM Naslund, Steve wrote: > First question to

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Naslund, Steve
-Original Message- From: Jim Popovitch [mailto:jim...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 10:15 AM To: Naslund, Steve Cc: Sholes, Joshua; Larry Sheldon; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Naslund, Steve wrote

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Wayne E Bouchard
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 02:30:45PM +, Sholes, Joshua wrote: > >http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm > > > >This boooklet is now maybe ~5-10 years old so it doesn't reflect more > >recent developments. > > > >We *let* the monopolies (er, duopolies in some cases) get away with the >

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Bob Evans
Well, don't forget the labor, taxes, business licenses fees, county taxes on chairs, Obama care, accountants and time required. Bob Evans CTO Bob Evans CTO Do you need IPv4 space to lease, space you can use until IPv6 is the standard? > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Naslund, Steve > wrot

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Jim Popovitch
On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Naslund, Steve wrote: > Nice idea, too bad no one can make any money on building infrastructure but > not selling the services on top of it. Remember Global Crossing? You are > asking one company to put up all the capital expense and then try to recover > it

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Mark Tinka
On Friday, March 21, 2014 04:25:09 PM Naslund, Steve wrote: > Nice idea, too bad no one can make any money on building > infrastructure but not selling the services on top of > it. Remember Global Crossing? You are asking one > company to put up all the capital expense and then try > to recover

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Sholes, Joshua
>http://www.newnetworks.com/ShortSCANDALSummary.htm > >This boooklet is now maybe ~5-10 years old so it doesn't reflect more >recent developments. > >We *let* the monopolies (er, duopolies in some cases) get away with the >regulatory and legislative manipulation that led to the current outcome, Th

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Joe Greco
> How do you get around the problem of natural monopolies, then? Or should > we be moving to a world where, say, a dozen or more separate companies are > all running fiber or coax on the poles on my street in an effort to get to > my house? > > IMHO, the only way to get real competition on the l

RE: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Naslund, Steve
>>How do you get around the problem of natural monopolies, then? Or should >>we be moving to a world where, say, a dozen or more separate companies are >>all running fiber or coax on the poles on my street in an effort to get to my house? We already did it. The Telecommunications Act all

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-21 Thread Sholes, Joshua
How do you get around the problem of natural monopolies, then? Or should we be moving to a world where, say, a dozen or more separate companies are all running fiber or coax on the poles on my street in an effort to get to my house? IMHO, the only way to get real competition on the last mile is

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-20 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 3/20/2014 10:47 PM, David Miller wrote: Unless I am reading the tea leaves wrong "competition" will require "regulation". "regulation" prevents "competition". That is why people want regulation. Look at this thread at the people who do not want to be competed-with at L1, for example. --

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica

2014-03-20 Thread David Miller
Unless I am reading the tea leaves wrong "competition" will require "regulation". Original message From: "Mike." Date: 03/20/2014 21:56 (GMT-05:00) To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on Technica