Re: OpenTransit (france telecom) depeers cogent

[Tom Vest <tvest () pch net>]

On Apr 15, 2005, at 2:10 PM, Fredy Kuenzler wrote:

> Paul Vixie wrote:
> > in other words, sometimes it's better to take pain in a "lump sum"
> > than on the "time payment plan."  if that's what cogent's trying to
> > do, they've got my support.  if on the other hand cogent is, as
> > accused here today, dumping transit at below cost, then may they rot
> > in hell.  (could i say that simpler?)
>
> I'm not sure about the US price war, I just can say that I've seen an
> offer of AS174 in Switzerland which is 38% of the price of AS1239 we 
> currently pay (same CDR). I'm not sure if ths already justifies hell, 
> but at least purgatory ;-)

Does that imply that 1239 has a better line on what "actually costs" 
are, or else sets those costs for other operators?

Tom