20 Feb
1996
20 Feb
'96
1:34 p.m.
Creating a consortium [akin to the NAP model] of small ISP's could easily resolve this problem, if all address space allocated to each ISP was contiguous and could be aggregated to a larger prefix.
But, this would require working with your direct competition in your local geographic area.
Ain't gonna happen.
No way, No How.
Why not? We already have competing TV stations sharing an antenna site, and competing newspapers sharing a printing press and distribution mechanism. I don't see why ISPs couldn't do something similar where it's in everybody's interest. -- Walt