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Paul Vixie has declared that: > > > > Usually the pain for one party is greater than the pain for the > > other, unless they are really peers of each other, in which case > > settlement free interconnections happen. However, if there isn't > > equal amounts of pain being felt on both sides, then normally the > > party with the more hurt tries to redress the issue. > > > > Usually this imbalance in perceived value is redressed by one of the > > parties offering to make up the difference by some form of a transfer > > of money. > > and yet, the party who experiences the pain will normally perceive the > other party's *intentions* as the cause of that pain. knowing that the > pain can be transformed from "can't exchange traffic" pain into "must > pay money" pain tends to reinforce this perception. > > when this situation has existed in other industries, gov't intervention > has always resulted. even when the scope is international. i've not > been able to puzzle out the reason why the world's gov'ts have not > stepped in with some basic interconnection requirements for IP carriers. Better not say that too loud, some politico will get a hot idea. While intervention MIGHT reduce 'pain' the resultant new pain from govt rules/regs/decrees/bureaucracy may well induce a lot more pain for everyone in the long run. All too often govt 'fixes' end up being worse than the problem(s) they claim to address... Jush a random thot... Pat M/HW -- #include <std.disclaimer.h> Pat Myrto (pat at rwing dot ORG) Seattle WA Americans used to roar like lions for liberty: Now they bleat like sheep for security -Norman Vincent Peale
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