On Mon, 18 Feb 2008, William Herrin wrote:
"On Net" is like "Tier 1." It has devolved into marketspeak that doesn't mean very much. In your case it seems to mean that you can connect with that particular carrier without first purchasing an ILEC local loop. This is mildly helpful, but only mildly.
What it sounds like you're looking for is a "carrier neutral" data center where you can connect with multiple providers and peers. The Equinixes and Switch and Datas of the world fill this niche.
It sounds to me like he wants transport to one of those sorts of places, and either his "on-net" providers are unwilling to provide that, or he hasn't asked them properly for it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Jon Lewis | I route Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are Atlantic Net | _________ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_________