It might be cheaper to route your packets far away and then back.
I remember being on an independent ISP (VDSL reseller), and my neighbor down the street was on the incumbent Cable provider. When I did a traceroute, I discovered my packets were being routed across the country, south, across the country again, and back north, before getting to my neighbor.
I remember being on an independent ISP (VDSL reseller), and my neighbor down the street was on the incumbent Cable provider. When I did a traceroute, I discovered my packets were being routed across the country, south, across the country again, and back north, before getting to my neighbor.