On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Avi Freedman wrote:
But you're talking about getting connections to 3 exchange points and the "stuff" in between. I would say costs might be roughly even.
But what about when you add in the network engineering, monitoring, and maintenance you need when you run your own network? Have you checked out market price on clueful network people who dance with BGP? The cost comparison might look different then...
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