[AusNOG] Netflix in AU, break up Go4, or TPG peering breakup?

[Lincoln Dale]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Jacob Gardiner <jacob at jacobgardiner.com>
wrote:

> On 21 July 2014 at 11:18:36 am, Mark Newton (newton at atdot.dotat.org)
> wrote:
>
> The Government is entirely impotent in this area.  They cannot force an
> offshore provider to make decisions which are suboptimal to their business.
>
> This is exactly where the mindset needs to change.
>
> If the Government wants a business like Netflix and many others to invest
> into Australia’s market then there should be incentives to do so.
>

umm. Just exactly what do you think the 'government' gets out of Netflix
and others offering services in Australia? And what makes you think thats
"investing in Australia" ?

Employees in Australia? Not likely. At least not any more than they would
otherwise have.

Equipment in Australia? Possibly. But I can pretty much guarantee that not
a single physical thing inside a server, disk, NIC or switch has been
manufactured in Australia.

Netflix buying more of that 'stuff' may indirectly contribute to suppliers
to Netflix, but likely that doesn't magically result in more tax $ to the
Australian Government or magically promote 'investment' in Australia.
You think otherwise?
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