> On Sun, 2009-08-16 at 01:12 -0400, Alex Balashov wrote:
>> Telcos see call setup as a series of billable events. If intercarrier
>> settlement worked anything like IP peering, the world would be a very,
>> very different place. For one, a lot of it would be settlement-free.
>>
>> The carriers' obsession with Bellhead-style intercarrier comp. is one of
>> the main things holding back private VoIP peering or federation.
>>
>
>
> if everything was all sip all the time (or whatever protocol) then it
> would eliminate a lot of the businesses that sell telephone minutes.
> The carriers seem to like actually being able to stay in business,
> provide jobs, etc.
>
> I do not think any industry will seek to destroy its place in the
> market, in fact I would be suprised if that were the case. I instead
> expect that any industry would seek to stay alive, especially when there
> are billions of dollars invested and to be made each year.
I am not suggesting that the telcos should do anything so irrational as
to undermine their business model. I was speaking only to the nuances
of the analogy.
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