Bill - I'm not saying dedicate a whole T1 to a single customer, i'm saying share a T1 or T3 among many customers in a small geographic area, but let each customer have fair use of the T1/T3.
BTW, we have been doing this for the last 6 years in a colo environment and more recently a residential/corporate building with about 300 units (50 of which are lit by us) with a single T1.
As far as the local loop cost being zero, I *know* that that is not feasible, but what is feasible is to make a fixed cost aside from the bandwidth of say $30-$50 per customer per month to cover the cost of e-mail service, support, etc.
-- Jonathan
Bill Woodcock wrote:
On Fri, 14 May 2004, Jonathan M. Slivko wrote: > I was just thinking about this - tell me if it sounds reasonable?
Okay, so basically, I'm in complete sympathy with you, because I would _like_ the overhead cost of an unutilized local loop to be zero. Unfortunately, that's not the case in the not-entirely-ideal world in which we live.
Also, the idea you're bringing back from the many-times-dead lies in the shadow of the invisible hand of Enron. Which is unfortunate, since at heart, it's a good idea.
-Bill
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