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Quoth Karyn: >Just remember that Broadwing is not actually a Tier 1 >provider. They are a >Tier 2 striving to become a Tier 1. When I was >looking at them, I found >that you could obtain just as good or better pricing >from an actual Tier 1 >provider. Check out Exodus, Verio, and Genuity. Last >I checked they were >offering some seriously competitive pricing on OCs. I just thought your list of Tier 1 providers was interesting - that gets back to the (very) old argument about exactly what "Tier-1" means, and that tends to be a religious argument for many. I like the Skitter approach myself - www.caida.org - if they're in red or yellow, they're Tier 1, if purple, tier 2... David Barak "Quis custodes ipsos custodiet?" - Juvenal __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/
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