I agree, there is a need for long-haul providers. But they also don't have to be that big. 20-30 people companies with an annual gross of, say 10 million, would probably do it. All they need is a T3/OC3/OC12 nation wide mesh which is expensive, but not that expensive. Plus peering arangements. Try selling a third T3 to a local ISP with 100 T1 clients and two T3s to larger networks. The local ISP will most likely talk about pricing plus how hop-counts can be reduced for his customers. Pricing being the more important factor at this point. Dirk On Sat, 29 Mar 1997 babylon@mokushi.psybernet.com wrote:
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Could we have 4000 10 people companies provide Internet connectivity to the majority of US business within a couple of years? At $80-200/month for a T1? This is what "they" are trying to avoid/slow down.
I am not sure how you can come to thus conclusion. Where do you think the 4000 10 person businesses are getting their connectivity from? I do not see them forming their own connectivity to each other. There is a need for large providers as well, and they need your business.
Jonathan
Seems that the Internet turns some things on its head. Like the need to have large corporations for providing large scale Internet services. According to Boardwatch magazine, about 4000 2-10 people ISPs are providing Internet services to the majority of the US. ATT, Sprint and so on can't make money at it but it sure is a great way for a technical person to make $100K/year from with a T1 in a living room.
Dirk
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