Actually, for many service providers the ratio between inbound and
outbound traffic would cause the sums to be paid and received to be
around identical. This is why peering on a non-charge bilateral basis is
good. The reason why its disruptive is because with peering there are
much lower costs involved in getting it set up, allowing smaller players
to enter the field.
... but if rates could be advertised then there is still the option of peering at $0 but those who didn't volunteer for financial disadvantage could still use the system, lowering costs and prices right the way through the chain.
Your point about premium rate type services is valid ofcourse: Peering
in the traditional sense kills the billing model in that scenario. Is
that a bad thing ?
It is when the service is iteself disruptive and saving consumers money - one man's premium is a discount to an incumbent customer.
We'd be happy to start you up with a GPA.
Thanks. Perhaps we can discuss that off-list.
All the best,
Simon
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