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[Duston, Hal]

JD Runyan [mailto:Jason.Runyan at nitckc.usda.gov] wrote:
> On Mon, Jan ,  at 02:35:15PM -0600, Duston, Hal wrote:
> > 
> > Look at your gas bill, or your electricity bill, or your 
> > water bill.  They all have _exactly_ this type of charge.  
> > At least mine do.
> > 
> Uh, no they don't.  You are expiring the resource.  More 
> must be made, mided/drilled, or processed.  This is not 
> the case with bandwidth.  Could someone tell me what you 
> are expiring other than a nominal amount of electricity.  
> Don't say bandwidth, bits, bits/sec etc.  Those are all
> measurements of capacity, potential, or flow. And do not 
> represent something being used.  When I turn on my water 
> tap I have used n Gallons of water.  I have never paid 
> the water company to ensure that I get a water 
> flow of n gallons/sec.

But what is the difference between dial-up, and DSL besides 
capacity/bandwidth/latency?  Should all these cost the same?  

And I _do_ pay the electric company to get by the
Coulombs/second at a specific Voltage (pressure).

Hal