I knew the truth about NAPS would come out.
The idea is to squeeze out the small US players and force them to pay the DS3 capable telcos for their access.
Is this anti-competative or what!
I'm glad I don't operate in the US
Peter, It was never the intent for the NAPs to cover all inter-connectivity requirements. When the NAPs were first being considered it was assumed from day one that the CIX and other interconnects would continue to exist. As such, there is not a requirement for "small US players" to directly connect to a NAP. Many have pointed out that there are alternate means to get the connectivity they need, and alternatively it appears that many of the NAPs offer lower than DS-3 speed connectivity. Given your premises are not quite sound, it would appear that "Is this anti-competative or what!" can be answered to the negative. cheers, peter