[AusNOG] Domestic Peering WAS: Vocus peering traffic missingfrom PIPE-IX?

[Narelle]

On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Mark Newton <newton at atdot.dotat.org> wrote:
> Network operators plough all kinds of time, money, infrastructure and
> expertise into mitigating business risk caused by power instability, fire,
> flood, earthquake, etc.
>
> They invest almost nothing whatsoever into mitigating business risks caused
> by clueless regulators.

You reckon?? !!

How about teams of regulatory affairs staff and lawyers? They count
for nothing? All those end of year parties at parliament house (dang
there goes my invitations!)

Add them up sometime. You'll reach millions in each of the big telcos.
The small players neglect this at their peril (well, that's why they
should participate in and support their friendly associations :-)

still happy to collate responses for the ACCC, folks


regards


Narelle

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Narelle Clark
President
Internet Society of Australia

president at isoc-au.org.au
www.isoc-au.org.au