Unless, of course, the DoJ believes one is trying to be sneaky and get around such concerns. Say, because one made public statements insinuating it. :-) On Wed, 19 Apr 2000, Randy Bush wrote:

Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2000 15:19:43 -0700 To: Alex Rubenstein <alex@nac.net> From: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Subject: Re: Peering Table Question

sometimes paid pseudo-peering is nice because, as the payee is really a customer, one does not have to be as formal about consistent application of peering qualifications as one does for true peering, when one has to presume that some day one will be explaining equitable treatment to the doj, ec, ...