Re: IP: The real bandwidth numbers.

[David Farber <dfarber () earthlink net>]

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From: Jordan Pollack <pollack () thinmail com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 06:54:38 
To: beberg () mithral com ml to, farber () cis upenn edu ml to
Subject: Re: IP: The real bandwidth numbers.

That's really great data! I've always felt broadband can't arrive at $50/month cause it must lose so much money! Even 
flatrate dialup can be seen as a temporary win which  externalized costs on the LEC who set up unlimited local calls 
never envisioning internet!

In 99 I solved exactly this problem of flat rate isps getting overwhelmed with variable costs  as email and filesharing 
keep growing. It cuts email costs by turning attachments into private urls: They become optional, download in binary 
rather than b64, and can be shared with simple text permissions rather than file shipping. Since email and bandwidth 
are bundled into the flat rate, we propose to turn storage into an unbundled  metered service, sold by the byteyear and 
covering transfer costs.

Jordan 

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