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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A lot of discussion lately has been about peering and also
the @Home network.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Since my first
post on the topic, I've received a few emails about private peering, and
requests for public peering if we were to locate ourselves at a site to support
it.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I've been working with a
few of the southeastern and central region folks on examining their network,
and determining just where exactly we have connectivity.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I would be interested in hearing from
those of you with connectivity in </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Charlotte</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Atlanta</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>St. Louis</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, and </span></font><st1:City><st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Chicago</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Please keep in mind; this is simply a
request to see who is interested in peering, if we were to, in one of those
locations.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Not an actual request to
peer.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This will assist me in
determining the ramifications of options that exist.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>To keep traffic off the list, you can
reply directly to me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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