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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Sprint's route filters and Europe
David R. Conrad sez: > >> 3) if you charge, then poor organizations can't connect > >> to the Internet (so who's paying for their connectivity?) > >Specific case of the merit good argument. > Good argument? If an organization wants to connect to the Internet, it is > almost certain the address cost will be so far down in the noise as to be > undetectable. If address costs were a significant portion of the total > costs, there is always NAT/ALG. I am sure that there are enough mature technology solutions to ensure that "poor" organisations can still use the Internet effectively. The bottom line is that addresses **are** a scarce resource. The APNIC has been encouraging ISPs in the region to do sub-C allocations and that will reap its own benefits despite the fact that there is an overhead in maintenance. There is also a substantial amount of user education that is required in this part of the world to convey the fact that it is not **necessary** that all the hosts in your organisation be on the Internet. (I wouldn't see this statement as out of context here, since the discussion is all about charging, anyway ..:) ) In quite a few ways, the AP region is distinct in its approach to the Internet. BTW, cld I ask if the GISD document is available in any complete form ? Thanks --Gopi Garge ERNET, INDIA - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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