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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Tier-1 without their own backbone?
Hello... On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 12:32, Rick Ernst wrote: > We are sending out feelers for adding an additional DS-3, or possibly frac > OC-3. One of the responses came back with "we won't be competive with > <provider> because they don't have their own backbone. > > Is there a cross-reference for provider vs network backbone, or is this just > something that we have to ask each provider for? I "assume" that UU, Sprint, > and AT&T are self-owned backbones, but others... ? > > One of the providers we are looking at is Level-3. Any comments good/bad on I use Level-3 out of the LA Equinix facility. From a content provider point of view, they rule. I have never had a problem with them, solid as a rock. > reliability and clue? We already have UU, Sprint, and AT&T. I also realize > that the "they suck less" list changes continuously... :) > I hope more people respond to this part "for future reference". > Thanks, > Rick -- Christopher McCrory "The guy that keeps the servers running" [email protected] http://www.pricegrabber.com Let's face it, there's no Hollow Earth, no robots, and no 'mute rays.' And even if there were, waxed paper is no defense. I tried it. Only tinfoil works.
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