Matthew Poole wrote:
How is this an improvement on the current situation? They're not making use of existing peering infrastructure, they're just making other providers pay for a (Telecom-supplied) connection into Telecom's network, which is an option that's always been available to anyone willing to spend the money.
Says who? Juha, while we all love him, often reports things with an implied slant which is not always correct. Private interconnection between carriers has always been done on a cost incurred by each party basis. ie. We peer in two locations, I pay for circuit #1, you pay for circuit #2. It sounds like Telecom is offering something similar here. It may not require to be a Telecom circuit - if you, say, have DSLAMs located in a Telecom CO for LLU, then surely you're going to have your own backhaul anyway....