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> I still do not understand what this pseudo-marketing distinction is. i wonder if there is a reason. actually, i don't wonder. > May I conjecture, in the light of the current discussion, that a "tier 1" > ISP is one which makes a net profit from "peering" and a "tier 2" is one > that does not ? Or is it that a "tier 2" ISP has real customers ? teir-1s don't pay for routing to anywhere. tier-2s pay for routes from tier-1s and may also pay for transit. tier-1s seem to have the majority of the customers. this may be good or bad. but it's the terminology we've been using for about seven years now. of course tier-Ns, where N is greater than 1, seem to have an interest in distorting it. big surprise. randy
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