Tier-1 without their own backbone?

Wed Aug 27 20:48:35 UTC 2003

> One of the providers we are looking at is Level-3.  Any 
> comments good/bad on
> reliability and clue?  We already have UU, Sprint, and AT&T.  
> I also realize
> that the "they suck less" list changes continuously... :)

I have about 5 GB of IP transit connections from Level3 across 8 markets
(plus using their facilities for our backbone).  Level3 has been very solid
on the IP transit side.  

MFN/AboveNet has also been very good to us.

-Sean

Sean P. Crandall
VP Engineering Operations
MegaPath Networks Inc.
6691 Owens Drive
Pleasanton, CA  94588
(925) 201-2530 (office)
(925) 201-2550 (fax)