Comments on: Level 3 Lays Off 450 http://gigaom.com/2008/12/09/level-3-lays-off-450/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:48:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ted Murphy http://gigaom.com/2008/12/09/level-3-lays-off-450/#comment-154716 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:13:56 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=31453#comment-154716 This seems like the perfect business for our new government to sink billions of taxpayer dollars into.

]]> By: Charlie http://gigaom.com/2008/12/09/level-3-lays-off-450/#comment-154715 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:46:37 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=31453#comment-154715 They can go belly up as far as I’m concerned. Level 3 is the only ISP I’ve come across that ignores DMCA notifications.

]]> By: Alan Wilensky http://gigaom.com/2008/12/09/level-3-lays-off-450/#comment-154714 Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:44:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=31453#comment-154714 So what happens when the wholesale carrier-carriers become insolvent? I know that there is mucho spare capacity among the regional interconnect competitors, but what if it shrinks to one or two players?

And remember, just because you own a plant, operating and maintaining it takes capital, cashflow, planning. These carriers dont run with the lights out all of the time.

]]>