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From: Bradley Dunn <bradley@dunn.org>
To: dennis <dennis@etinc.com>
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Subject: Re: changed to: Frac T3?
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On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, dennis wrote:

> >One can rate limit in software, or alternatively simply meter usage and if
> >a threshold is exceeded, possibly raise the customer's rate.
> >
> >Hey, I'm not advocating it...  I'm just saying what is currently done by
> >some.
> 
> I dont know who the "some" are, but clock switching is pretty popular
> since a lot of HSSI products can do full T3.

UUNet.
http://www.uu.net/multimeg/t3.html

You can either flip the switches on the DSU, or get the full pipe and pay
for what you use.

MCI also charges based on what you use.
http://www.ithink.com/pricer.htm#45

-BD