Level3 did it to themselves, Cogent customers didn't have the option to hear
Level 3's side of the story because LEVEL3 blocked us access from reading
their side, like idiots. They instead could have did port redirection to
pass our traffic to their web site our something. Regardless of what anyone
says, LEVEL3 could have handled this situation by simply cutting off the
pipe that was used for peering, but that is not what they did. They weren't
accepting route advertisements for Cogent IPs. We could send data through
diverse paths (other peers / ISPs), the packets just never came back.
LEVEL3 didn't block peering pipes, they blocked routing info, in other words
Cogent users. Cogent wasn't technically capable to re-route our data becaue
LEvel3's actions. People leave out those little details of relavence,
because they can't prove it legally. But it is what happened. In my mind
Level3 stinks bad in this battle, because how they fought dirty. It had
nothing to do with who was actually at faught regarding whether Cogent
should have free peering or not.
However, Level3 atleast did the honorable thing and will be restoring
service long enough for us to take action to add peers. But in my mind they
should have made that decission two days ago, before all the damage was done
to innocent providers and businesses such as MINE. We can sit behind the
scenes as individuals educated on the matter, and point fingers at LEvel3 or
Cogent. But in my customer's eyes the ONLY one responsible is ME. I got a
black eye on this, that will stay for some time, and I blaim Level3. There
actions were heartless on who it would effect. In my mind, Level3 was
inches away from serious law sutes.
Tom DeReggi
RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc
IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Muto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org>
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cogent - Level3 Current News
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
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