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Internet2 and National LambdaRail To Merge

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fattest-pipes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica has the story on the rapproachment of the two main US providers of high-speed networks to academic and research institutions: Internet2 and National LambdaRail have agreed to merge. And they're moving quickly, after tussling over the details of such an agreement for more than a year. The two groups have decided to put final merger documents before their respective boards by April 20, with merger completion to take place by June 29."

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  1. excellent! by User+956 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Internet2 and National LambdaRail have agreed to merge. And they're moving quickly, after tussling over the details of such an agreement for more than a year.

    Great news. So what sort of tubes will they be going forward with in this joint venture?

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    The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
    1. Re:excellent! by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

      Who gives a flying fuck about this? What of value is on Internet2 or National LambdaRail?

      Dude, It's Internet2-on-rail. It's a major buzzword and hype innovation. Just look at the good it did to Ruby!

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      "A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
  2. Lick my balls, AC by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    You read it. Lick them. Coward. Lick them like you mean it.

  3. Internet2 by TheUni · · Score: 3, Funny

    Internet2? Psshhh... I'm not buying into that. Everyone knows Internet3.0 will be out in 6 months.

  4. Maybe one day... by unapersson · · Score: 2, Funny

    all these different internets will merge into just one internet. To stop the confusing situation where you never know which of the internets you should connect to. My modem is always connecting to the wrong internet and I have to keep hitting it until it finds the right one. I think I need to upgrade to a rooter. Maybe a radio one.