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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: peering charges?
On Mon, 27 Jan 1997, Vadim Antonov wrote: > In fact, the only significant change in 90s was demise of "reseller" > surcharges -- which was something i was instrumental in transplanting > from Russia to US (an ISP in Russia i founded with friends in 1990 > created an enormous infrastructure by _subsidizing_ local ISPs by means > of "wholesale" pricing and technology transfer; in effect we reinvented > franchise business). The lack of the high entry barrier for small ISPs was > what got Sprint into big league, and made it possible and practical > for mom-and-pop ISPs to bloom (which they did immediately). Ahhh, so now it comes clear. The modern public Internet is the direct result of Gorbachev's perestroika policies in the former USSR. :-) When you're on a dinosaur photo safari, be careful not to step on any butterflies... Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-250-546-3049 http://www.memra.com - E-mail: [email protected] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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