[85179] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cogent/Level 3 depeering
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (andrew matthews)
Wed Oct 5 18:21:58 2005
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 15:09:32 -0700
From: andrew matthews <exstatica@gmail.com>
Reply-To: andrew matthews <exstatica@gmail.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <3C430C8D-74CD-4BAD-A709-D1A98F9DF9CC@iroute.org>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
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On 10/5/05, James Spenceley <james@iroute.org> wrote:
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> > Then start your search for a replacement provider. If every Cogent
> > and Level3 customer did this today, this problem would be solved by
> > the end of the week, guaranteed.
>
> I tend to think this is oversimplification.
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> The big picture risk, cogent will be judged now by their actions,
> lest they run the risk of being de-peered by others. A few low yield,
> short term customers crying about rebates, could in comparison be
> quite insignificant.
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> > jc
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> --
> James
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>
The diference here is that cogent is making an effort to get cogent
connection to people by offering it free to them. So even though it will
cost cogent more, the risk becomes less. That may increase their repuation.
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<br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10/5/05, <b class=3D"gmail_senderna=
me">James Spenceley</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:james@iroute.org">james@irout=
e.org</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"borde=
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<br><br>> Then start your search for a replacement provider. =
If every Cogent<br>> and Level3 customer did this today, this problem wo=
uld be solved by<br>> the end of the week, guaranteed.<br><br>I tend to =
think this is oversimplification.
<br><br>The big picture risk, cogent will be judged now by their actions,<b=
r>lest they run the risk of being de-peered by others. A few low yield,<br>=
short term customers crying about rebates, could in comparison be<br>quite =
insignificant.
<br><br>> jc<br><br>--<br>James<br><br></blockquote></div><br>
The diference here is that cogent is making an effort to get cogent
connection to people by offering it free to them. So even though it
will cost cogent more, the risk becomes less. That may increase their
repuation.<br>
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