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On Mon, 5 May 1997, Robert E. Seastrom wrote: : :When Sprint initially enacted peering requirements, I asked several :UUnet employees whether they were planning to do the same. The answer :was without exception that UUnet pursues peering with all technically :qualified providers at all exchange points, because that results in :the best connectivity for UUnet customers. Edward Fang <[email protected]> wrote: > >Actually I think this was once one of their boasting points. Boasting is fine until economic realities start to affect your bottom line. I always held to the opinion that stratification of Internet is inevitable. Neither it is a bad phenomenon per se -- it reflect shifing of Internet being add-on service to being a core business of facilities based telecom companies. The ultimate win will be a network which is a lot more useful, with solid and sustainable business model. --vadim - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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