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From: rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams)
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Subject: Re: Who pays, and "backbone connectivity"
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Date: Fri, 15-Nov-85 00:15:19 EST
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Summary: who pays for international traffic

While munnari and mcvax do indeed pay the per packet charge and
connect time, I should point out that the $1000/month that
seismo pays for the x.25 link is hardly insignificant. This $1000 is before
anything is sent and is for the "priviledge" of being conencted to Tymnet.

As an aside, the international rate structures are so screwed up that
if seismo initiates the call, it costs at least twice as much as if
mcvax or munnari initiates the call.

---rick