17 Jul
1997
17 Jul
'97
6:09 p.m.
Does everyone agree with this, it's the only response I have received thus far (and according to the list, the sender works for a tier 1 provider). [snip] Tier 1: _Owns the fiber_, Multiple coast to coast paths of significant bandwidth Tier 2: Reseller, Major connections (DS3/OC3) to multiple tier 1 providers. Possibly: Major connections to one (1) tier 1 provider. Tier 3: Everybody else.
Anyone care to take a stab at what places a provider in a given "tier-group"? Seems to me as though the large(st) providers are a bit harsher (naturally) than the smaller providers.