Re: CenturyLink/Level 3 combined AS

[Mike Hammett <nanog () ics-il net>]

I wouldn't expect them to be integrated for at least another decade. Global Crossing AS3549 still exists with over 
2,000 peer ASNs, yet Level 3 acquired them in 2011. Time Warner Telecom was acquired in 2014 and it still has 89 peer 
ASNs. 


Centurylink bought Digital Teleport in 2003 and their ASN is still out there. 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 

Midwest Internet Exchange 

The Brothers WISP 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Darin Steffl" <darin.steffl () mnwifi com> 
To: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog () nanog org> 
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2019 11:01:46 AM 
Subject: CenturyLink/Level 3 combined AS 


Hey all, 


Are there plans for CL and Level3 to combine AS's into one network? 


If not, do they actively peer and route traffic through each other's networks at least? 


Basically we're looking at picking up 1G of CL and wondering if it's near the same quality as Level3 in terms of 
latency and packet loss. 


Thanks 


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Darin Steffl 
Minnesota WiFi 
www.mnwifi.com 
507-634-WiFi 
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