Relative ISP size (was Broadwing)

[David Barak <thegameiam () yahoo com>]

Quoth Karyn:

> Just remember that Broadwing is not actually a Tier 1
> provider.  They are a
> Tier 2 striving to become a Tier 1.  When I was
> looking at them, I found
> that you could obtain just as good or better pricing
> from an actual Tier 1
> provider.  Check out Exodus, Verio, and Genuity. 
Last >I checked they were
> offering some seriously competitive pricing on OCs.

I just thought your list of Tier 1 providers was
interesting - that gets back to the (very) old
argument about exactly what "Tier-1" means, and that
tends to be a religious argument for many.  I like the
Skitter approach myself - www.caida.org - if they're
in red or yellow, they're Tier 1, if purple, tier 2...

David Barak
"Quis custodes ipsos custodiet?" - Juvenal

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