Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on ISPsâ EURO(tm) re fusal to upgrade networks | Ars Technica

2014-03-24 Thread Jay Ashworth
- Original Message - From: Owen DeLong o...@delong.com The only way we will ever see real and true competition is if we prohibit Layer 2+ providers from playing in the Layer 1 space. At some point, we will need to recognize that for the population densities in the vast majority of

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2014-03-20 Thread Jeremy
And of course that only last until someone else decides to buy the competition, I mean invest in other companies. On Mar 20, 2014 7:58 PM, Mike. the.li...@mgm51.com wrote: On 3/20/2014 at 4:17 PM Bryan Fields wrote: |On 3/20/14, 12:34 PM, Blake Hudson wrote: | The solution seems to be

Re: Level 3 blames Internet slowdowns on ISPsâ EURO(tm) re fusal to upgrade networks | Ars Technica

2014-03-20 Thread Owen DeLong
The only way we will ever see real and true competition is if we prohibit Layer 2+ providers from playing in the Layer 1 space. At some point, we will need to recognize that for the population densities in the vast majority of the united States (including most urban areas), Layer 1 is

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2014-03-20 Thread Larry Sheldon
On 3/20/2014 9:51 PM, Owen DeLong wrote: The only way we will ever see real and true competition is if we prohibit Layer 2+ providers from playing in the Layer 1 space. As long as you have artificial impediments and restrictions, you will have what you have today. -- Requiescas in pace o

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2014-03-20 Thread Mark Tinka
On Friday, March 21, 2014 04:51:07 AM Owen DeLong wrote: At some point, we will need to recognize that for the population densities in the vast majority of the united States (including most urban areas), Layer 1 is effectively a natural monopoly and you will rarely get more than one provider