Date: Sun, 26 Jan 1997 10:30:12 -0500 (EST) From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net>

Yes, and the current peering requirements are enough to keep most small ISPs from growing. I am spending 10s of thousands a month over what I need to spend just because people want to see full DS3 network. I can understand people would want me to be at all NAPs, but why should I need 10X the bandwidth I need for my customers?

There are also problems with providers saying that I need to be at every NAP they are at, but what do I do when say a NAP in the east can't give me a connection? They first don't want to let me in at all, then they say

Perhaps I'm cynical or naive or both. It seems to me like you're working towards a target that the "big" providers keep moving at their will and at _your_ expense. It would be interesting to see if you could have actually saved money by _buying_ just the amount of bandwidth you currently need from the big provider(s) that matter most from an engineering standpoint. Of course I'm ignorant about your long term business objectives that may justify the infrastructure investment. Regards, Sanjay. --------------------------------------------------------------- Web Professionals, Inc. 20370 Town Center Lane, Suite 245 +1 408-865-0899 Cupertino CA 95014 USA http://web.professionals.com ---------------------------------------------------------------