Internet Backbone Unravels in Dispute Over Traffic
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Level 3 depeers Cogent
Level 3 depeers Cogent
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Level 3 no longer allows Cogent to send traffic over its networks for free. The move affects an estimated 15% of all internet users ( according to the WSJ ), preventing them from communicating with other networks. The core of the issue between the two companies is that Level 3 felt the arrangement was unfair.
IMO this underscores just how important the internet is to our lives and how it's use can't all be left to the hands of corporations.
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Here's a bit more
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051007/dcf033.html?.v=22
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meanwhile the government and defense contractors reward this sleezy cut throat behavior. L3 recently got: