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I think you mean level3,, not layer3. And where did that get them?

http://news.level3.com/2017-11-01-CenturyLink-completes-acqu...

Ahh, right. After being literally the best backbone provider in the world, they were destroyed by last-mile ISPs in the US who choked them out of the game. Speaking of a shining example of why we need stronger anti-monopoly laws in the US...

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Eh, I was never impressed with Level3. Their network was huge, and they generally had zero clue what was happening on it. Big networks aren't always better. Level3 got to be huge by running up massive amounts of debt and pricing services uncompetitively. People buying Level3 transit were those in the "you never get fired for buying IBM" mindset.