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        On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Randy Bush wrote:
To further complicate matters, many networks out there are mis-representing themselves as [cost-free-] peering with other networks when they are actually customers, or in some type of 'settlement' arrangement.
i contend that one can count the true tier one networks on the fingers of two hands.
is a network tier one if they have settlement based peering? or is it just a network that sees no transit routes from any one company? christian