Re: Shaping the Future of ICP-2: Community Input Extended to December 2024

[William Herrin <bill () herrin us>]

On Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 12:39 PM Noah <noah () neo co tz> wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Nov 2024, 22:06 David Conrad via NANOG, <nanog () nanog org> wrote:
> > > 2. I'm not convinced that the service regions should be limited by the ICP to non-overlapping geographic 
> > > territories.
> >
> > While geographic monopolies may have made sense in the past, it is unclear to me how/why they make sense today 
> > (unless the point is to create/perpetuate a cartel).
>
> I am curious as to what you mean by create/perpetuate a cartel?

A group of geographical monopolies who between them have total control
over what the essential service costs and whether anybody else can
perform it. It might as well be the definition of a cartel.

Regards,
Bill Herrin


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