AOL & Cogent

I was poking around to see what was happening with Cogent and AOL and ran into some interesting info. The test that Cogent failed was a 2:1 ratio; Cogent was at 3:1 and AOL insisted they be at no more than 2:1 for free peering. AOL wants Cogent to pay for peering - the pricing I've heard is $50-/meg for paid peering - which I think is more than street price for transit... Hmm; I wonder if this change in policy has anything to do with John Schanz's recent move from Sprint to AOL? --asp