Well our transit BGP just this minute went along with the circuit to KPNQ.
I cant confirm as theres no NOC but looks like it may be it .. ?
Steve
On Sat, 13 Jul 2002, Andre Chapuis wrote:
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>http://www.cbronline.com/cbr.nsf/latestnews/3D7D494A2E3C728A80256BF4001084B0?Opendocument
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> 07/12/2002
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> Curtain Being Drawn on KPNQwest Network
>
> The future of the KPNQwest network looks bleak, after the
>Customer Support
> KPNQwest foundation decided to withdraw its support for the
>operation from
> 23.00 hours tonight.
>
> The foundation was co-founded by Dutch carrier KPN NV to enable
>the bankrupt
> network to continue operating while possible buyers were found.
>Yesterday KPN
> said that much of the network had already been sold off and
>customers had found
> alternative options. Consequently, traffic had dropped and "the
>foundation sees
> no reason to continue supporting the network."
>
> Dutch incumbent KPN added that "the receivers and banks have
>still not
> responded positively to KPN's offer to take over the remaining
>sections of
> rings 1,2 and 3 in of the KPNQwest network in Northwestern
>Europe". KPN added
> that as far as it was aware, its offer was the only concrete one.
>It said,
> "whether the Foundation's decision to stop support of the network
>leads to its
> closure depends on the receivers and the banks."
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> Andr� Chapuis
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