[85355] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Level 3's side of the story
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (William Allen Simpson)
Fri Oct 7 19:14:18 2005
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:13:45 -0400
From: William Allen Simpson <wsimpson@greendragon.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <20051007225412.GX1332@overlord.e-gerbil.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Richard A Steenbergen wrote:
> http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/10-07-2005/0004164041&EDATE=
>
> "On October 6, Level 3, as it had repeatedly advised Cogent it would,
> terminated free traffic exchange with Cogent. Because Internet users,
> apparently without notice from Cogent and through no fault of their own,
I don't remember seeing this public notice from Level(3) posted....
Wouldn't that be "without notice from Level(3)"?
> have been impacted, Level 3 has, effective immediately, re-established a
> free connection to Cogent. In order to allow Internet users to make
> alternative arrangements,
Splendid, that gives the world sufficient time to accept Cogent's offer
of 1 year free service.
> we will maintain this connection until 6:00 a.m.
> ET, November 9, 2005. The effectiveness of this arrangement of course
> depends on Cogent's willingness to maintain their side of the traffic
> exchange.
>
At which time Level(3) will have had time to purchase transit, as it
will be a "tier 2" hoisted on its own petard.
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William Allen Simpson
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