> Not all ISPs are fortunate enough to be in a town where there is an active exchange with Netflix/Akamai/Google presence. > For instance, Montréal just recently oopened a peering exchange. While this will eventually allow local ISPs to peer with > the big content providers, until this happens, small ISPs have to get that content via paid transit links.
lolwut? Montreal isn't a small town, just not developed on peering side. What's the cost of upgrading your IP transit in Montreal or getting a 10G wave to Toronto for peering w/ content nowadays? Not very much. james