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 > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >