Comments on: Sprint, Cogent Reconnect Networks For Now

By: A Few Rants « Logic’s Last Stand

A Few Rants « Logic’s Last Stand — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:56:20 +0000

[...] Fortunately for the time-being, the networks will reconnect. [...]

By: It’s All Too Easy To Clog The Intertubes » Boztopia.com

It’s All Too Easy To Clog The Intertubes » Boztopia.com — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:59:57 +0000

[...] can learn more about the story from Karl Bode and Om Malik. But that’s the thing–if you weren’t a techie, a reader of Forbes, or [...]

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:56:30 +0000

If Sprint wants to shut down transit traffic, fine! But if their customers are taking more content from Cogent based sites than vice versa that’s tough. They are selling Internet access not just access to the parts of the Internet that Sprint can get money from.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:33:13 +0000

@Chuck vdl

I would assume that the reason that Tier 1 carriers don't do as you suggest is that this is called collusion and other nastly legal names and could land them in legal hot water.

By: Chuck vdL

Chuck vdL — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:20:54 +0000

I suspect this isn't over.. There's disparity so it's not true peering, thus sprint wants cogent to pay. Cogent can't afford to pay because then all the other tier 1's will expect the same thing.

The amount of posturing and spin-doctoring by both sides is amazing.. love the way that Cogent makes it sounds like this is a reason not to have internet via a sprint mobile device.. and tries to make sprint seem like a small player "..is a fraction of the traffic".

Since they've picked this fight with more than one tier one, you have to give Cogent some credit for experience with the posturing.. I'm kind of astounded that they manage at the same time they are portraying this as a david vs goliath battle, to make statements that belittle the size of goliath at the very same time.

Frankly I'm a bit suprised we haven't seen sprint and other tier 1's unite and go after cogent as a 'freeloader' and just all publically state that they need to start paying for what they are using.. If several tier 1's all did that at the same time, and gave a similar deadline, it would make their case that cogent is getting a 'free ride' a lot stronger I'd think..

By: Fabio

Fabio — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:26:58 +0000

If Sprint needs the interconnection more than Cogent, shouldn’t Cogent be the one asking for money to do it?

By: Vlad Mazek - Vladville Blog » Blog Archive » What to do when your carrier is an SPF?

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:53:22 +0000

[...] Sprint, you should be ashamed. [...]

By: powellrw

powellrw — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:31:05 +0000

Cogent isn’t going to back down and buy IP transit, if they do that then other tier-1’s will smell blood. They have to make Sprint do it again, so I doubt this is over.

By: Joseph Pally

Joseph Pally — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 02:09:59 +0000

Hope Sprint and Cogent figure this one out without destroying customers. Time to shut the lawyers up and let common sense prevail.

These silly fights show how ridiculous both companies are when it comes to customers.

Grow up, Guys!