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Re: Interconnects
From: "todd glassey" <todd.glassey () worldnet att net>
Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 12:24:39 -0700
Mitch what has MFN's financial problems have to do with the quality of the agreements that are in place for peering. If you are worried that they may blow off the face of the earth - I too agree that money is tight and there are a number of other meltdowns coming as the real winners of the Internet race start to emerge. Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Halmu" <mitch () netside net> To: "todd glassey" <todd.glassey () worldnet att net> Cc: "Ralph Doncaster" <ralph () istop com>; "ren" <ren () internet rockstar org>; "Iljitsch van Beijnum" <iljitsch () muada com>; <nanog () nanog org> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 10:39 AM Subject: Re: Interconnects
On Fri, 17 May 2002, todd glassey wrote:PAIX is a division of MFN (Metropolitan Fiber Networks) as Above.NET is
as
well. That means they share MFN's connectivity and peering agreements
and as
such are incredibly rich environments. Especially with someone like Paul Vixie running it, (PAIX that is) my take is that these are number one providers. I must admit though that I am a staunch Above.NET supporter and have
been
for ages having a single digit customer ID. Todd"Incredibly rich environments" indeed: -- Metromedia Fiber misses interest payment By BARBARA WOLLER THE JOURNAL NEWS (Original publication: May 17, 2002) WHITE PLAINS - Metromedia Fiber Network - which has been struggling for months to avoid a filing for bankruptcy court protection - reported Wednesday night that it did not pay about $32 million in interest that was due that day on $650 million of 10 percent senior notes. The White Plains-based company, which has built fiber-optic broadband communications systems within cities, said it will be in default on the loan if it does not make the payment before a 30-day grace period expires. The company also announced that it is delaying the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of its quarterly report for the period ended March 31. Metromedia Fiber had previously announced that it had delayed filing with the SEC of its annual report for the year ending Dec. 31, 2001. "We're attempting to restructure the debt," said company spokeswoman Kara Carbone. "We're still working on all alternatives. But if we don't, we may have to seek protection under Chapter 11." Industry analyst Victor Valdivia of Hudson River Analytics said yesterday that he expects the company will ultimately file for Chapter 11 protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. "We don't think there's a lot of upside at this point," Valdivia said. In March, the company defaulted on an $8.1 million interest payment due to Nortel Networks on a $231 million loan. In mid-April the company defaulted on a $30 million interest payment on a loan of $975 million from Verizon Communications. Metromedia Fiber was able to stave off Chapter 11 in October when it secured a $611 financial package in an environment where lenders have not been willing to provide money to telecom companies. But the company's troubles did not go away. The industry has seen a meltdown in the weak economy, and Metromedia Fiber has suffered because many of its customers cannot pay their bills.
Current thread:
- Re: Interconnects, (continued)
- Re: Interconnects Valdis . Kletnieks (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Stephen J. Wilcox (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Mitch Halmu (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Anthony D Cennami (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects todd glassey (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Allan Liska (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Steven J. Sobol (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects E.B. Dreger (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Anthony D Cennami (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Mitch Halmu (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects todd glassey (May 17)
- Re: Interconnects Alex Rubenstein (May 17)
- PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Paul Vixie (May 17)
- Re: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Ralph Doncaster (May 18)
- Re: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Paul Vixie (May 18)
- Re: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Ralph Doncaster (May 18)
- Re: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Simon Lockhart (May 18)
- Re: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Majdi S. Abbas (May 18)
- Re: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Ralph Doncaster (May 19)
- RE: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Daniel Golding (May 22)
- RE: PAIX (was Re: Interconnects) Patrick W. Gilmore (May 23)