[86256] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: cogent+ Level(3) are ok now
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Crist Clark)
Fri Oct 28 19:37:56 2005
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:37:26 -0700
From: Crist Clark <crist.clark@globalstar.com>
In-reply-to: <008401c5dbed$e1d67eb0$ab00000a@routerjocky.local>
To: Eric Louie <elouie@yahoo.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Reply-To: crist.clark@globalstar.com
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Eric Louie wrote:
> Now, one really needs to wonder why the agreement could not be reached
> *prior* to the depeering on 10/5
>
> It's not rocket science.
As people have pointed out repeatedly, this was surely not rocket science
since it wasn't a technical problem at all. It was a business conflict.
It seems clear to me what probably happened. First-round negotaitions
failed 'cause Level 3 thought Cogent was bluffing (and perhaps vice
versa). Level 3 called the bluff, but it wasn't a bluff, and Level 3
then blinked (or so it appears from reading between the lines of what
I've seen). They both got back to negotiation, and with a better
understanding of to how much pain the other willing to take to get what
they want, this time they came out with an agreement.
Doesn't seems mysterious.
[snip]
> Who are the next discontent couples?
And how do I protect myself and my customers from any problems these
kinds of events cause regardless of who the next players might be?
--
Crist J. Clark crist.clark@globalstar.com
Globalstar Communications (408) 933-4387
