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Author: Eric Oyen
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Subject: Re: new thread: QoS, latency, bandwidth and the FCC/net neutrality debate
I know this. however, it would still be cheaper than someone else having to put in all new stuff (which they would have to do if they wished to compete).

-eric
from the central offices of the Technomage guild, Equipment solutions Dept.

On Nov 30, 2017, at 1:44 AM, Herminio Hernandez, Jr. wrote:

> It is not that simple nor as cheap as you think. Service provider network gear is not cheap.
>
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 1:27 AM, Eric Oyen <> wrote:
> by the way, it seems that no one has mentioned that there is a lot of unlit fiber laying in the ground going unutilized. considering that each fiber can carry anywhere up to 50 gbits/sec, shouldn't those be tasked to handle extra traffic? sure, I know there would have to be some extra equipment (like load balancers, extra nodes and other equipment), but it is doable for a lot less cost than the ISP's would have us believe.
>
> -eric
> from the central offices of the Technomage Guild, utilities management.
>
> On Nov 30, 2017, at 1:12 AM, Herminio Hernandez Jr. wrote:
>
> > That makes no sense there is tiny bit it either is or is not. They are treated as utilities now and it is still failing because like I have said it is a deeply flawed solution.
> >
> > The authors notion that startups will not be able to compete b/c they cannot afford fast lanes shows a lack of networking understanding. Fast lanes help manage traffic better which helps everyone. Think of highways with HOV lanes. They exists to help easy congestion on the road. Networking tools like traffic shaping, throttle, and policing of traffic act the same way.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Nov 30, 2017, at 12:39 AM, Steve Litt <> wrote:
> >>
> >> repeal
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