Level 3 Issues Ultimatum Restores connectivity to Cogent until Nov 9 Posted 2005-10-07 19:15:54
After restoring connectivity to Cogent this afternoon, Level 3 has now issued a press release (http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/68244) explaining their side of the story (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051007/laf057.html?.v=17). "Despite more than 75 days of advance written notice of the termination of our agreement, Cogent apparently failed to notify its customers or make any business plans to prepare for disconnection," notes Sureel Choksi, executive vice president of Level 3 Communications. The restored peering arrangement won't last if Cogent isn't willing to negotiate, however. "Level 3 has, effective immediately, re-established a free connection to Cogent. In order to allow Internet users to make alternative arrangements, we will maintain this connection until 6:00 a.m. ET, November 9, 2005. The effectiveness of this arrangement of course depends on Cogent's willingness to maintain their side of the traffic exchange." Frank Muto Co-founder - Washington Bureau for ISP Advocacy - WBIA Telecom Summit Ad Hoc Committee http://gigabytemarch.blog.com/ www.wbia.us -- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
