Test99
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Level 3, one of the largest Internet backbone providers, is also on that list. The article says they have debts of $6.8 billion.
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Sammer
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Pittsburgh, PA | Interesting, Verizon would probably be much more interested in acquiring Level 3 than Qwest. |
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pepperxn
join:2001-02-21
| said by Sammer  :Interesting, Verizon would probably be much more interested in acquiring Level 3 than Qwest. And what would they do with it? If I could remember correctly, they said they would use most of MCI's backbone for Fios, opposed to using it for other companies to use.
Level 3 is used by many cable companies, wireless companies, etc. They compete with the other network backbone companies, such as AT&T, Qwest, Global Crossing, Sprint, etc. |
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nixen
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| said by pepperxn :said by Sammer :Interesting, Verizon would probably be much more interested in acquiring Level 3 than Qwest. And what would they do with it? If I could remember correctly, they said they would use most of MCI's backbone for Fios, opposed to using it for other companies to use. A lot of which came by way of UUNet, in the first place...
said by pepperxn :Level 3 is used by many cable companies, wireless companies, etc. They compete with the other network backbone companies, such as AT&T, Qwest, Global Crossing, Sprint, etc. Always good for putting the squeeze on your competitors...
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