-----Original Message----- From: nznog-bounces+Donald.Neal=telecom.co.nz(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:nznog-bounces+Donald.Neal=telecom.co.nz(a)list.waikato.ac.nz]On Behalf Of Ewan Cowie Sent: Friday, 28 November 2003 10:36 To: NZ NOG Subject: RE: [nznog] Peering question

What interests me is this statement.

"Throughout 2002, however, the Commission received complaints from ISPs who were excluded from the domestic peering agreements. Generally, the complaints concerned the fact that none of the Tier 1 service providers paid for use of the complainants' networks for data transmission yet the complainants were required to pay fees to use the Tier 1s' networks".

The Commerce Commission is bound to find similar opinions locally as the ACCC did in Australia. If this turns into a poo fight, will everyone just end up charging everyone for "interconnection" just to avoid the complexities that the peering issue raises?

There also remains the question of the effect on the landscape both politically and technically if the Commerce Commission does proceed to mandate unbundled "Public Data Network Backhaul" among other things, as proposed in their September draft report. I'd hesitate to predict doom at this stage, in part because accurate predications of any kind are a bit of a challenge. Especially when they're about the future. Donald Neal | "They won't wobble. They won't! Technical Specialist | I shall lean against them Operations Engineering | myself, and I'm 6ft 6in. I will Integration & Services Divn. | personally eliminate wobble." Alcatel NZ Ltd | All opinions mine only. | - Russell T. Davies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "This communication, including any attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not read it - please contact me immediately, destroy it, and do not copy or use any part of this communication or disclose anything about it. Thank you. Please note that this communication does not designate an information system for the purposes of the Electronic Transactions Act 2002." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------