[AusNOG] Telstra Wi-Fi calling on our network.

[Narelle Clark]

Err - since when have we not wanted to divert traffic across lower cost
networks?

Geeze I remember being sternly told by a certain Geoff H in the early 90s
that we couldn't make our international links too cheap as "PEOPLE WILL PUT
VOICE ON IT!!"

Exactly. What's good for the goose...


N

On Tue, 15 Oct. 2019, 5:09 pm Paul Wilkins, <paulwilkins369 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well that is interesting Narelle, however, if it's anticompetitive to
> discriminately treat packet based VOIP traffic, then it is likewise
> anticompetetive to cross subsidise your circuit based business by shunting
> traffic over a competitors' packet based network. What's sauce for the
> goose etc.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
> On Tue, 15 Oct 2019 at 14:45, Narelle Clark <narellec at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 12 Oct 2019 at 10:14, <mike at ozonline.com.au> wrote:
>> >
>> > Also, anyone have any thoughts about what ACL one might put in place
>> > to block wifi calling if one was of a mind to?
>>
>> The last time I had a conversation with the Chair of the ACCC about
>> deliberately degraded (poor or no performance of) VoIP on other
>> networks, he wasn't impressed...
>>
>> The phrase anti-competitive behaviour was used... an eyebrow was raised...
>>
>> People do notice when SIP, RTP etc stop working on networks, so it
>> really isn't a good idea.
>>
>> That applies to the big players as much as it does to the smaller
>> ones, btw. If you want to release a new product or service, surely you
>> *want* to reach their customers too? And you want your customers
>> happy?
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Narelle Clark
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