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I agree with a coop exchange, all members are equal. As I have stated before, I am in favor of a billed amount thats small, per member, but that we do NOT turn members off for non-payment. However we need to get the 501c status settled first, which is happening. Reid On Thu, Sep 8, 2016 at 12:12 AM, Jeremy Lumby <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Just to add my two cents. When I start to go down someone else's rabbit > hole of thought about value, and peering, this is what I come back to. > > I feel that everyone's traffic should be valued equally. My 1 Meg should > be of no different value than someone else's No traffic direction should > be more important than another. Remember the most common methods of > communication on this exchange are a 2 way conversation. A server > typically does not send traffic unless a client requests it. I want > everyone to pay a fair price for what they are getting. This also > discourages wasting of resources since it makes it much less likely to go > for a 10G port out of convenience when peak traffic will be around 100M, > and 1G port is much more affordable, and a better fit. Almost no one > expects to get anything for free, that goes beyond the realm of nonprofit, > and into charity. > > If you agree with these or not, you can look at the opposite to see what > happens. Carriers that value their bandwidth different than others, > typically do not peer on exchanges like MICE. They like to make money on > both ends of the pipe, which usually leads to private peering > disputes/de-peering, and allowing links to saturate in an attempt to prove > a point. We all know who these carriers are, and their mindset does not > match what I believe a cooperative exchange is all about. I have made a > conscious effort to limit how much transit I buy from companies like these, > and when the sales people call, my answer is usually along the lines of > talk to me when you change your peering policies. > > > Jeremy Lumby > Minnesota VoIP > 9217 17th Ave S > Suite 216 > Bloomington, MN 55425 > Main: 612-355-7740 x211 > Direct: 612-392-6814 > EFax: 952-873-7425 > [log in to unmask] > > -- Reid Fishler Director Hurricane Electric +1-510-580-4178