Cogent and Level 3 - GoFuckYourself.com

xlogger · 10-05-2005, 04:25 PM

Found this article just now.

http://telephonyonline.com/home/news...evel_3_100505/

warlock5 · 10-05-2005, 04:29 PM

"According to Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer, there is no size disparity between his company and Level 3 that would require Cogent to pay for terminating calls. Instead, he says, Level 3 is pressuring his company to increase its Internet access prices because its own revenues are under pressure."

Its a wild guess, but there could be an anti-trust suit over this.

xlogger · 10-05-2005, 04:36 PM

"Cogent is addressing that immediate problem by offering 12 months of free access to any Level 3 customer who wants to connect to its customers"

My home connection is on L3, im going to call them up and get 12 months free.

Sparks · 10-05-2005, 05:18 PM

Interesting...

Penthouse Tony · 10-06-2005, 08:03 PM

Still broken http://www.internetpulse.net/

Doctor Dre · 10-06-2005, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xlogger

"Cogent is addressing that immediate problem by offering 12 months of free access to any Level 3 customer who wants to connect to its customers"

My home connection is on L3, im going to call them up and get 12 months free.

That will rape L3 in the arase

Reason why other compagnies settled with cogent too

Damian_Maxcash · 10-06-2005, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagi_AFF

Still broken http://www.internetpulse.net/

Hey Sagi - are you at work or just posting?

Tango · 10-06-2005, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xlogger

"Cogent is addressing that immediate problem by offering 12 months of free access to any Level 3 customer who wants to connect to its customers"

My home connection is on L3, im going to call them up and get 12 months free.

I have a very good friend on the inside of Cogent and I've been told that this is a common practice for Cogent to secure new customers. Even at $10 / Mbps for USA or $15 Mbps Canadian - they are still averaging an 80% margin.

The fact is that Cogent built a better mouse trap from the beginning and now with the debt load that both Level 3 and GBLX (as well as others) its getting close to their times to start to dying off.

10-05-2005, 04:25 PM	#1
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10-05-2005, 04:36 PM	#3
xlogger Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NY Posts: 9,507	"Cogent is addressing that immediate problem by offering 12 months of free access to any Level 3 customer who wants to connect to its customers" My home connection is on L3, im going to call them up and get 12 months free. __________________ ---------- XLOGGER [REFLECTED] [OH]

10-06-2005, 08:03 PM	#5
Penthouse Tony Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mountain View, CA Posts: 5,835	Still broken http://www.internetpulse.net/ __________________ aamos AT FFN dot com Penthouse.com Business Development ICQ: 49090846 \| Yahoo IM: ff_aamos

10-05-2005, 04:29 PM	#2
warlock5 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Uranus Posts: 2,808	"According to Cogent CEO Dave Schaeffer, there is no size disparity between his company and Level 3 that would require Cogent to pay for terminating calls. Instead, he says, Level 3 is pressuring his company to increase its Internet access prices because its own revenues are under pressure." Its a wild guess, but there could be an anti-trust suit over this.

10-05-2005, 05:18 PM	#4
Sparks Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern CA Posts: 2,466	Interesting...