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Level 3 and Cogent Reach Agreement on Peering

Posted by Zonk on from the internet-back-to-normal dept.

Armour Hotdog writes "Level3 and Cogent have announced an agreement on a modified peering contract that provides for settlement-free peering subject to certain unspecified conditions. This is a welcome announcement considering the disruption caused earlier when Level3 depeered Cogent. After that earlier dispute, Level3 temporarily restored peering, but announced that they would once again depeer Cogent on November 9th, unless the parties could come to an agreement."

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  1. Re:Free market solution regulation by dada21 · · Score: 1, Troll

    I use neither Level3 nor Cogent. I use an ISP with a multitude of backbone connections. That's provided by competition which isn't hampered by expensive regulation or licensing.

    As for Sprint and MCI, I've had 5 occasions where my LD provider lost connectivity. I've been using risky 1c/minute phone cards for years and the companies often go belly up, with their 800 #'s pointing to nowhere.

    Don't harm my choices because you use a bad provider.