Industry

IDT offers 5 billion for WCOM, and Verizon switches packets.

10:42:02 AM #
categories: Industry

What's the cost of maintainance mode?

Looks like the Ebone may be taking a brief vacation.

IANAA, but it seems to me that the cost of maintaining operations would be predominantly personnel-related. The fiber is sunk; that's not an operational cost. The network needs power; that is. There are peering fees for upstream connections; that is. Monies paid by downstream subscribers should cover the operational costs, if not those of the operators.

Powering down the network is not a necessity, but rather a bargaining chip in negotiations to support the operators.

10:14:47 AM # Google It!
categories: Industry, System Administration