p.s. If AT&T and MCI can team up to compete in the LEC market,
I don't see why ISPs can't team up to get bandwidth, peerage,
routing, etc. It's not ego's[sic], it's immaturity.
(scene: paul's office. paul is busily looking through his huge pile of
hats, complaining that there are too many and that most don't fit well.)
(finally, wearing a hat emblazoned "CIX", he rises, looks at camera, and
says...)
check out http://www.cix.org/ if you're looking for other ISP's to team up
with.