US/Canada International border concerns for routing

Wed Aug 9 00:53:12 UTC 2017

OK, Maybe I was a bit overly dramatic.  One of the big 3 peered with 
us in a US location, but refused to peer in Canada.

I can't recall if we actually did specifically ask Rogers at one 
point or not.  I know we haven't asked recently.

At 08:41 PM 08/08/2017, Bill Woodcock wrote:

> > On Aug 8, 2017, at 5:33 PM, Clayton Zekelman <clayton at MNSi.Net> wrote:
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> > With the peering policies of the major Canadian ISPs, you're 
> virtually guaranteed to hairpin through the US on most paths.
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> > Robellus (Rogers, Bell & Telus) will peer with you at any of 
> their major Canadian peering points, such as NYC, Chicago or LA.
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>To be fair, Rogers does peer in Toronto.  Along with New York, 
>Chicago, Seattle, and Ashburn.
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>                                 -Bill
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