Add to which the distance Perth to Sydney is probably more than SF to NY and there is a lot less inbetween in the former case.
On 18 Oct 2001, Raoul Golan wrote: > > > DJ! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: cpaul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:03 am > > Subject: Re: [SLUG] Internet Connection > > > > > your figures come to c. A$170 per gig for international traffic. > > > > > > why? is it because of telstra, or what? > > > > Could it be that we have a population __less than 2%__ that of the USA? > > US Population: 2.85*10^8 > Aus Population: 1.93*10^7 > > (1.93*10^7)/(2.85*10^8) = 0.068 = 6.8% > > 6.8% > 2% > > On the other hand, our political clout on the world arena is > definitely less than 2% that of the US.. > > > -- Howard. LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people Contact detail at http://www.lannetlinux.com -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
