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Join Us Thursday, May 20th at 5p ET for Connect This! Episode 13 - Middle-Mile Challenges and Internet Exchange Points
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Co-hosts Christopher and Travis Carter (USI Fiber) are joined by Reid Fishler (Senior Director, Hurricane Electric) and Fletcher Kittredge (CEO, GWI). They'll talk about the issues that come up in building and maintaining backhaul routes and exchange points, like resiliency, competition, capacity, reliability, efficiency, cost, and innovation.
The show will begin on Tuesday, May 20th at 5p ET/4p CT.
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