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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Mediaspeak:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Worldcom's Exclusive Peering Club Posts Rules</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2674325,00.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2674325,00.html</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>By Max Smetannikov, Interactive Week, January 14 2001 8:19 PM ET </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>...The result will likely be a wave of consolidations among smaller access providers and a codified first and second class of data carriage, industry experts said...</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Interview: Vinton Cerf On Private Peering</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2673857,00.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2673857,00.html</A></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>By Max Smettanikov, Interactive Week, January 15 2001 7:43 AM ET </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>...So I hope that when people look at this, they will understand that, especially in the case of private peering, when two parties have to build the physical capacity to link together, as opposed to public peering, when you have capacity going to a public NAP or MAE or what have you, it is even more clear evidence of cost associated with it. So it helps people understand the real framework in which Internet connectivity works...</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: smd@clock.org [<A HREF="mailto:smd@clock.org">mailto:smd@clock.org</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 9:17 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: nanog@merit.edu; vixie@mfnx.net</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: UUNET peering policy</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Vixie writes:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>| Peering is a business relationship transcending locations.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>This is beautifully put, and I couldn't agree more.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Each party sells the other connectivity of essentially unlimited</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>bandwidth over time, but limited by scope. The prices for this</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>service and associated committments to one another are agreed to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>be so close that actually exchanging money is unworthwhile.</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2>Sean.</FONT>
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