North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: peering charges?
On Sun, 26 Jan 1997, Jonathan Heiliger wrote: >> What if web site, or content business models change? What if people deem >> their content so valuable that besides (or rather than) charging the >> consumer, they want to charge the network provider access to the content? >> (ala MTV) >MTV is great evidence for the argument that there is no single answer. >Some cable networks pay to be placed on local cable systems, some are paid >for being on there. The cost of content for a cable provider might be >significant, or it might cancel out to nil. >Networks will charge if they can get away with it. If you don't like it, >then don't pay. Doesn't quite work this way: It depends on the customer base (w/ cable TV/DSS/ect.). If TCI has an installed base large enough, content providor (MTV) will pay to have their content. If I am a new access providor with a relativly small install base, I will need to but content in order to attract my customer base. The model doesn't quite work the same for the Internet, or does it? As a small providor I am willing to "buy" peering and transit from the larger (based on customers) providors in order to get/give better access. The other case for buying transit is to get to a better backbone, but I think that is a different discussion. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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