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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical RE: GTE BBN - Rand originated BUSINESS MODEL discussion
On Sat, 22 Aug 1998, Richard Irving wrote: > Obviously I am missing something..( I may be naive on this) > Why would you want to charge hosters for hits ? (seriously !) > Next "Lata" (Peer AS's ?) transactions should go to the owner of the > physical. Transaction based settlements in either direction encourage waste. Previously Michael Dillion was proposing settlements where you subtracted transmitted bytes/packets/sessions from received bytes/packets/sessions (or dialup provider earns money from settlements, web hosting company pays). It sounds like you are proposing settlements based on subtracting received from transmitted (or dialup provider pays, web hosting company earns). Again, all it takes is a simple application of the slightest imagination and again you end up incentivizing bad behavior. In your scenario the web hosting company now has an incentive to pay clients more based on the size and/or number of graphics or files transferred per page, which would result in massive waste. Too simple? Ok, imagine web pages with 24 hour sound files, or 24 hour vivo or quicktime files, or continously refreshing web pages all generating additional revenue instead of being merely an expensive use of bandwidth. Mike. +------------------- H U R R I C A N E - E L E C T R I C -------------------+ | Mike Leber Direct Internet Connections Voice 408 282 1540 | | Hurricane Electric Web Hosting & Co-location Fax 408 971 3340 | | [email protected] http://www.he.net | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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