Re: CenturyLink in Advanced Talks to Merge With Level 3 Communications - Interweb is doomed

[joel jaeggli <joelja () bogus com>]

On 10/28/16 12:18 PM, Mel Beckman wrote:
> Level3 hasn't even finished migrating its TWTelecom customers to the L3 AS yes, and it's been years. So I don't think 
> you can expect any faster transition for CL. 
3549 still exists...
>  -mel beckman
>
> > On Oct 28, 2016, at 2:16 PM, Timothy Lister <incudie () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > So if this went through, how would it happen? Does 3356 (L3) absorb 209's
> > (CL) infrastructure and slowly make customers change their peering config
> > to hit 3356 instead?
> >
> > You make a good point, I have at least a couple clients that peer to both
> > providers for redundancy. One of which just recently signed an agreement
> > with CenturyLink for the sole purpose of fail over.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Re: CenturyLink in Advanced Talks to Merge With Level 3 Communications -
> > Interweb is doomed
> > From: Jima <nanog () jima us>
> > To: <nanog () nanog org>
> > > > > On 10/27/2016 12:36, Nevin Gonsalves via NANOG wrote:
> > > > > :-)
> > http://www.wsj.com/articles/centurylink-in-advanced-talks-to-merge-with-level-3-communications-1477589011
> >
> >
> > This is great! Except for all of their mutual customers who had circuits
> > from both for redundancy. (See also: Level 3's and TWTC's mutual
> > customers, and probably a long list of other M&A I'm not thinking of
> > off-hand.)
> >
> > OK, I lied about it being great anyway.
> >
> >      Jima
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Re: CenturyLink in Advanced Talks to Merge With Level 3 Communications -
> > Interweb is doomed
> > From: Jima <nanog () jima us>
> > To: <nanog () nanog org>

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