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In article <50bkc4$27v@harp.cs.ubc.ca> davem@cs.ubc.ca (Dave Martindale) writes:
>We're thinking of getting an account with a commercial ISP.  Most of
>our packets will be exchanged with UBC and SFU, which I believe get their
>Internet connectivity via BCnet.  Thus, it would be useful if our chosen

     Yes.

>ISP had a BCnet connection (not necessarily as their only contact with
>the outside world) so that these packets can stay in the local area.

     A few months BCTel Advanced Communication (ACC) and BCNet got
together and created a connection point in Vancouver, so you may also
wish to consider sites that get connectivity via ACC.

>I understand that some local ISPs get connectivity from various U.S.
>carriers, and that packets have to travel either south or east into the

     Yes, or rather some Canadian carriers are subsidiaries of US
ones, or have simply decided to connect into the US backbone instead
of the Canadian one (this makes sense if your traffic isn't mainly
regional).

>U.S. before returning to BCnet.  This seems sub-wonderful both for
>round trip time and reliability reasons, so I'd like to avoid such ISPs.

    My connectivity is indirectly through ACC.  Prior to the above
connection, the main problem that I had with reaching BCNet sites was
due to BCNet technical problems (they went through a period where
their equipment was overwhelmed until it was upgraded).
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John Nemeth                                                  jnemeth@cue.bc.ca
System Administrator
CUEBC, TC, VIFA, access                                   Opinions are my own.