jeroen@xxxxxxxxx (Jeroen Massar) wrote on 23.11.04 in <1101215479.5383.114.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > This really isn't a problem of the IETF. The problems is at the ISP's > who should charge for bandwidth usage and not for IP's. Actually, they do - with some qualifications - at least over here, in Germany. That is, if you still use dialin over the phone network, I believe at least some still charge by time as that is what they are charged by other phone companies for transport. That's what non-packet networks are like. Then, private end users - or others who behave like them - can opt for flat rates. Pretty much everything else is by bandwidth. The unfortunate problem here is that you usually only get static or multiple IPs with bandwidth accounting, and full use of a flat rate is typically vastly cheaper than the same amount of bandwidth via bandwidth accounting. Which means there's a premium to *enter* the static IP market. Once you're there, additional IP space is often free of any cost. (Well, you need to fill out the RIPE forms so your ISP has something to point at if they get audited.) MfG Kai _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf