I actually tend to doubt it. All of the people I've talked to from the major
operators have said that the charges in IPv4 were not a revenue source, they
were an effort to discourage the consumption of the addresses and/or the use
of static addresses and to try and recover the costs of dealing with them in
cases where customers were willing to pay.
From: Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com>
I actually tend to doubt it. All of the people I've talked to from the major
operators have said that the charges in IPv4 were not a revenue source, they
were an effort to discourage the consumption of the addresses and/or the use
of static addresses and to try and recover the costs of dealing with them in
cases where customers were willing to pay.
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Not jumping into the turd chunkin' contest, but this is not my experience.
The suits definitely want the money for income stream; small as it may be.
I'd like to hear from others if their experiences are different.
oss ops cost reduction
randy