Re: common method to count traffic volume on IX

[Will Hargrave <will () harg net>]

On 19 Sep 2013, at 12:32, Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net> wrote:

> I know you're a busy man so the tl;dr is that by encouraging local peering more networks will start to peer, and by 
> partnering with one or more local carriers those new networks as well as established players in those markets can 
> connect to the home exchange point too, increasing value for all connected parties.

But isn't this all just neo-colonialism? Establish a market in the colony, but ensure through restrictive trade 
practices that all trade routes lead back via the mother country. 

Or can I buy myself connectivity to AMS-IX Amsterdam when i'm present at the LINX Harare exchange?

Will