The NTT in the article isn't the NTT America that you're thinking of. NTT America is the "backbone" company formed from the Verio purchase, then left to do thei

The NTT in the article isn't the NTT America that you're thinking of. NTT America is the "backbone" company formed from the Verio purchase, then left to do their own thing largely outside the control of NTT Japan.