Re: ISPACs

[Tony Li <[e-mail]>]

   And what, in reality, to you believe to be the likelyhood of this
   happening.  

Pretty good, but then again, my opinion and $2.50 will get you a double
latte.  ;-)

   Ok, lets look at it this way.  I am running MomAndPopsISP.  I
   want PI space, so I join a ISPAC.  

Bzzt.  An ISPAC is _not_ PI space.  If that's what you wanted, you came to
the wrong place.

   Ok, now I am /dependant/ upon my direct
   competitors (other ISPs of the same size, and presumably in the same
   geographic region in order to make a small internal network for internal
   transit purposes wotrthwhile).  If /any one/ of my competitors is either
   unethical or incompetent, it affects me and my users.  I'm sorry, but I'd
   rather eat the IPv8 typed on razorblades than do that.  It just isn't good
   business sense from my perspective.

Then there's a whole lot of business that goes on today that must not make
sense to you.  Lots of folks team up together with direct competitors for
ad hoc projects.  Heard of the Frame Relay Forum?  

   I am suddenly dependant on someone who
   I am /not/ paying, who is likely a direct competitor of mine, and who can
   likely provide me no garuntee as to the technical ability of their staff.  

And they're dependent on you.  Can you cooperate?  Mebbe you personally
can't, but I'd like to think that there are many who could and would if
they saw the benefits.

Tony