>> amidst all this high flyin' political theory discussion of rights, there >> is an elephant in the room. as conditions to merger/purchase, there >> were legal restrictions placed on one or more significant operators >> regarding [de-]peering (i.e. your statement above is significantly >> incorrect). my altzheimer's device tells me that those restrictions end >> 2008.12.31. expect change. > The fact there is a temporary exception to the rule for two providers in > the US who agreed to the exception for reasons other than peering / > transit does not mean the rule is invalid.
so sorry to have interrupted a deep discussion of political theory on rights and unwritten rules with operational reality :) randy
