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How is that not fair to Comcast? Comcast is getting a great deal. They get content for their customers free of charge and don't have to pay an upstream transi
by illumin8 16y ago
How is that not fair to Comcast? Comcast is getting a great deal. They get content for their customers free of charge and don't have to pay an upstream transit provider for the bandwidth. Comcast is not a tier 1 backbone, which means they have to pay MCI/UUnet or AT&T just like any other ISP. By peering they save a significant amount of money in bandwidth costs.
I'm actually surprised how many people here have no knowledge of how peering really works, and are buying the propaganda that Comcast puts out.
- powertower 16y agoMy understanding is that peering agreements are usually done on a 1:1 to a 1:2 ratio. "Peering" is considered no-charge ... both parties are "partners". Anything else is considered transit and one party becomes a "customer". If L3 is now 5x asymmetrical with Comcast, they should do what everyone else in the industry does and pay a fee.