Re: Cogent Communications Info

["Marshall Eubanks" <tme () 21rst-century com>]

> I have been reading about Cogent Communications recently and was wondering
how
> they can possibly offer 100mbps for $3000 ($1000 if you are an end-user, not
a
> service provider).  It just seems too good to be true and we know how that

> goes...

My understanding is that the peering is very underprovisioned,
and that much of the network is not yet finished.

Regards
Marshall Eubanks

> Does anyone on NANOG have experience with them?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> For those who don't know:  Cogent offers 100 mbps at $3000 to service provider

> or 1000gbps for $20,000.  http://www.cogentco.com has some info but not much.

> thanks,
> -davidu

Marshall Eubanks

tme () 21rst-century com