*until Comcast is allowed to acquire Level3. When you can't buy backbone traffic from anyone but competitors, you'll see just how hard monopolies can punish sm

*until Comcast is allowed to acquire Level3. When you can't buy backbone traffic from anyone but competitors, you'll see just how hard monopolies can punish smaller competitors. I expect Cogent will be the next company to be acquired by one of the last-mile providers after Level3.