for free? (Score 1)

More details regarding what was being requested in the way of service from UUNet would have been nice. It would seem that if UUNet did not have the facilities in place to offer this customer service, the potential customer could have still got his access to their network through his local LEC by ordering his T1, DS3, OC-3 or whatever through UUNet and then having it delivered to his premise through the LEC. Seems like what this person may have wished for was to have a smaller circuit (T1) delivered to his premise by UUNet. This would require UUNet to extend fiber to his place of business and place hub electronics at the premise. A bit of an investment for a T1. What I don't understand is why anyone would think that access to a multi-billion dollar network should be free??? Also, the fact that carriers exchange services with eachother without charging one another is mute. When exchanging access between networks, why charge? Each provider is getting something in return for that access. It seems that a popular growing trend among ISPs is to whine about how this should be free and that should be free, but they aren't giving away access to their network for free now are they?