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An Internet exchange point (IX or IXP) is a physical infrastructure that
allows different Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to exchange Internet
traffic between their networks (autonomous systems) by means of mutual
peering agreements, which allow traffic to be exchanged without
cost.
IXPs reduce the portion of an ISP's traffic which must be delivered via
their upstream transit providers, thereby reducing the Average Per-Bit
Delivery Cost of their service. Furthermore, the increased number of paths
learned through the IXP improves routing efficiency and
fault-tolerance.
The primary purpose of an IXP is to allow networks to interconnect directly,
via the exchange, rather than through one or more 3rd party networks. The
advantages of the direct interconnection are numerous, but the primary
reasons are cost, latency, and bandwidth. Traffic passing through an
exchange is typically not billed by any party, whereas traffic to an ISP's
upstream provider is.
 OVERVIEW OF IMPORTANT INTERNET EXCHANGE POINTS BY REGION
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Country, City
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Internet Exchange Point
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Mnemonic
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AE
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United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi
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Emirates Internet Exchange
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EMIX
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AN
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Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao
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The Caribbean Internet Exchange
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CAR-IX
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AO
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Angola, Luanda
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Angola Internet Exchange Point
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ANG-IXP
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AR
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Argentina, Buenos Aires
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NAP Cabase
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NAP Cabase
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AT
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Austria, Klagenfurt
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Alpes Adria Internet Exchange
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AAIX
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AT
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Austria, Vienna
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Vienna Internet Exchange
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VIX
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AU
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Australia, Melbourne
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GlobalCenter Internet Exchange
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AUSIX
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AU
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Australia, Perth
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Western Australian Internet Exchange
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WAIX
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BD
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Bangladesh, Dhaka
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Bangladesh Internet Exchange
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BDIX
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BE
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Belgium, Brussels/other
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Belgian National Internet Exchange
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BNIX
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BE
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Belgium, Zaventem/other
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Free Belgian Internet Exchange
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FreeBIX
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BG
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Bulgaria, Sofia
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Bulgarian Internet eXchange
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BIX.BG
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BH
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Bahrain, Manama
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Gateway Gulf Internet Exchange
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GIX
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BR
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Brazil, Brasília
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Ponto Federal de Interconexão de Redes
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FIX
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BR
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Brazil, São Paulo
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Brazilian Internet Exchange
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PTT Metro
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CA
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Canada, Calgary
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Calgary Internet Exchange
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YYCIX
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CA
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Canada, Montreal
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Quebec Internet Exchange
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QIX
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CA
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Canada, Ottawa
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Ottowa Internet Exchange
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OTTIX
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CA
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Canada, Toronto
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Greater Toronto International Internet Exchange
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GTIIX
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CA
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Canada, Toronto
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Toronto Internet Exchange
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TorIX
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CA
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Canada, Vancouver/other
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PEER 1 Internet Exchange
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PIX
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CA
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Canada, Vancouver
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British Columbia Internet Exchange
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BCIX/VICTX/
PGTX/VANTX
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CA
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Canada, Winnipeg
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Winnipeg Internet Exchange
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WPGIX
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CD
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Congo-Kinshasa, Kinshasa
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Kinshasa Internet Exchange
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KINIX
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CH
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Switzerland, Bern/other
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Swiss Internet Exchange
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SwissIX
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CH
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Switzerland, Geneva
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CERN Internet Exchange Point
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CIXP
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CH
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Switzerland, Zurich
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IXEurope Zurich Internet Exchange
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TIX
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CL
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Chile, Santiago
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NAP Chile
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CO
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Colombia, Bogotá
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NAP Columbia
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CY
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Cyprus, Nicosia/other
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Cyprus Internet Exchange
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CyIX
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CZ
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Czech Republic, Prague
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Czech Republic Neutral Internet Exchange
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NIX.CZ
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DE
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Germany, Berlin
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Berlin Commercial Internet Exchange
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BCIX
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DE
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Germany, Berlin/other
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European Commercial Internet Exchange
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ECIX
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DE
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Germany, Darmstadt
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Metropolitan Area Network Darmstadt
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MANDA
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DE
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Germany, Frankfurt
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DataIX Internet Exchange
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DataIX
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DE
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Germany, Frankfurt
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Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange
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DE-CIX
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DE
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Germany, Frankfurt
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Frankfurt Network Access Point
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FraNAP
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DE
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Germany, Frankfurt
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KleyReX Internet Exchange
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KleyReX
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DE
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Germany, Hamburg
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Work-IX Hamburg
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WORK-IX
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DE
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Germany, Munich
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ALP-IX Munich
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ALP-IX
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DE
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Germany, Munich
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INXS Neutral Internet Exchange Point
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INXS
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DE
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Germany, Nürnberg
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Nürnberger Internet Exchange
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N-IX
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DK
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Denmark, Copenhagen
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Danish Internet Exchange Point
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DIX
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EE
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Estonia, Tallinn
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Tallinn Internet Exchange
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TIX
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EG
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Egypt, Cairo
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Middle East Internet eXchange (GPX Egypt)
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MEIX
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ES
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Spain, Barcelona
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Catalunya Neutral Internet Exchange
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CATNIX
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ES
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Spain, Madrid
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Spain Internet Exchange
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EspaNix
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ES
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Spain, Santiago de Compostela
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Galicia Internet Exchange
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GALNIX
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FI
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Finland, Helsinki
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Finnish Communication and Internet Exchange
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FICIX
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FI
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Finland, Tampere
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Tampere Region Exchange
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TREX
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FR
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France, Lyon
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Lyon Global Internet eXchange
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LYONIX
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FR
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France, Paris/other
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France-IX Convergence Hub
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FRANCE-IX
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FR
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France, Paris
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French National Internet Exchange IPv6
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FNIX6
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FR
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France, Paris
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Paris Internet Exchange
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PARIX
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FR
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France, Paris
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Paris Operators for Universal Internet Exchange
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POUIX
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FR
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France, Paris
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Service for French Internet Exchange
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SFINX
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FR
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France, Paris/other
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Free Internet Exchange Point
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FreeIX
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FR
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France, Strasbourg
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EuroGIX
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EuroGIX
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FR
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Paris, Paris/other
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Acropolis Telecom European VoIP Exchange Node
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MIXT
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GR
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Greece, Athens
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Athens Internet Exchange
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AIX
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HK
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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AMS-IX Hong Kong
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AMS-IX HK
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HK
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Internet Exchange
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HKIX
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HR
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Croatia, Zagreb
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Croatian Internet Exchange
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CIX
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HU
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Hungary, Budapest
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Budapest Internet Exchange
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BIX
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ID
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Indonesia, Jakarta
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Biznet Internet Exchange
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BIX
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ID
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Indonesia, Jakarta
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Indonesia Internet Exchange
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IIX
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IE
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Ireland, Dublin
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Internet Neutral Exchange
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INEX
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IL
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Israel, Tel Aviv
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Israeli Internet Exchange
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IIX
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IN
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India, New Delhi
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National Internet Exchange of India
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NIXI
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IS
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Island, Reykjavik
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Reykjavik Internet Exchange
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RIX
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IT
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Italy, Florence
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Tuscany Internet Exchange
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TIX
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IT
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Italy, Milan
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Milan Internet Exchange
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MIX
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IT
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Italy, Rome
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Nautilus Mediterranean Exchange Point
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NaMeX
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IT
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Italy, Torino
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Torino Piemonte Internet Exchange
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TOP-IX
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JP
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Japan, Tokyo/Osaka
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Internet Multifeed Co. JPNAP Service
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JPNAP
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JP
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Japan, Tokyo
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Experimental IPv6-based Internet Exchange
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NSPIXP-6
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JP
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Japan, Tokyo
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Japan Internet Exchange
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JPIX
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JP
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Japan, Tokyo/other
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Broadband Internet Exchange
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BBIX
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KE
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Kenya, Nairobi
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Kenya Internet Exchange Point
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KIXP
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KR
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Korea, Seoul
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DACOM Boranet Internet Exchange
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LGDACOM IX
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KR
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Korea, Seoul
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Korea Internet Neutral Exchange Center
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KINX
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LU
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Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Luxembourg Internet Exchange
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LIX
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LU
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Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Luxembourg New Commercial Internet Exchange
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LU-CIX
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LV
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Latvia, Riga
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Latvian Internet Exchange
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LIX
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LV
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Latvia, Riga
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Santa Monica Internet Local Exchange
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SMILE
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MN
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Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
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Open Mongolian Internet Exchange
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OpenMIX
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MT
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Malta, Malta
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Malta Internet Exchange
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MIX
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MU
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Mauritius, Ebene City
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Mauritius Internet Exchange
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MIXP
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MZ
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Mozambique, Maputo
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Mozambique Internet Exchange
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MOS-IX
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NG
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Nigeria, Lagos
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Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria
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IXPN
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NL
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Netherlands, Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Internet Exchange
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AMS-IX
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NL
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Netherlands, Enschede
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Dutch-German Internet Exchange
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NDIX
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NL
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Netherlands, Groningen
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Groningen Internet Exchange
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GN-IX
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NL
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Netherlands, Rotterdam
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Rotterdam Internet Exchange
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R-IX
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NL
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Netherlands, several cities
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Netherlands Internet Exchange
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NL-IX
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NO
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Norway, Oslo
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Norwegian Internet Exchange
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NIX
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NP
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Nepal, Kathmandu
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Nepal Internet Exchange
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NPIX
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NZ
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New Zealand, Auckland
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Auckland Peering Exchange
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APE
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NZ
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New Zealand, Hamilton
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New Zealand Internet Exchange
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NZIX
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NZ
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New Zealand, Wellington
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Wellington Internet Exchange
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WIX
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PE
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Perú, Lima
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NAP Perú
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NAPerú
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PH
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Philippines, Makati City
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Manila Internet Exchange
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MIX
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PH
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Philippines, Makati City
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Philippine Internet Exchange
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PHIX
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PH
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Philippines, Makati City
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Philippine Open Internet Exchange
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PHOpenIX
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PH
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Philippines, Quezon City
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PHNET Common Routing Exchange
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CORE
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PL
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Poland, Warsaw
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ATMAN AC-X Internet Exchange
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AC-X
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PL
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Poland, Warsaw
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Polish Internet eXchange
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PL-IX
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PL
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Poland, Poznan
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Poznan Internet Exchange
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PIX
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PL
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Poland, Warsaw
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Warsaw Internet Exchange
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WIX
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PR
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Puerto Rico, San Juan
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Internet Exchange of Puerto Rico
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IX.PR
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PT
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Portugal, Lisbon
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Gigabit Portuguese Internet Exchange
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GigaPIX
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RO
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Romania, Bucharest
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Balcan-IX Public Internet Exchange
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B-IX
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RO
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Romania, Bucharest
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Bucharest Internet Exchange
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BUHIX
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RO
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Romania, Bucharest
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InterLan Internet Exchange
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RO
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Romania, Bucharest
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Romanian Internet Exchange
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RONIX
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RO
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Romania, Constanta
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Tomis Internet Exchange
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TomIX
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RU
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Russia, Chelyabinsk
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Chelyabinsk Peering Point
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CHEL-IX
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RU
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Russia, Moscow/other
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DataIX Internet Exchange
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DataIX
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RU
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Russia, Moscow
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Moscow Internet Exchange
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MSK-IX
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RU
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Russia, Saint Petersburg
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Cyrillic Internet Exchange
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MPIX
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RU
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Russia, Ulyanovsk
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Ulyanovsk Internet Exchange
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ULN-IX
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SE
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Sweden, Stockholm
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Netnod Swedish Internet Exchange
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NETNOD
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SE
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Sweden, Stockholm/other
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Stockholm Open Local Internet Exchange
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SOLIX
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SG
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Singapore, Singapore
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SingTel Internet Exchange
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STIX
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SG
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Singapore, Singapore
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Singapore Internet Exchange
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SGIX
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SG
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Singapore, Singapore
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Singapore Open Exchange
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SOX
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SK
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Slovakia, Bratislava
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Slovak Internet Exchange
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SIX
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TH
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Thailand, Bangkok
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ThaiSarn Public Internet Exchange
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PIE
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TR
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Turkey, Istanbul
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Turkish Internet Exchange
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TIX
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TW
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Taiwan, Taipei
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Taiwan Internet Exchange
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TWIX
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TW
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Taiwan, Taipei
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Taiwan Network Access Point
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TNAP
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TZ
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Tanzania, Dar es Salaam
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Tanzania Internet Exchange
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TIX
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UA
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Ukraine, Kiev
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Digital Telecom Internet Exchange
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DTEL-IX
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UA
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Ukraine, Kiev
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Ukrainian Internet Exchange
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UA-IX
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UK
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Scotland, Edinburgh
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WorldIX Internet Exchange
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WorldIX
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UK
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United Kingdom, Leeds
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IXLeeds Internet Exchange
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IXLeeds
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UK
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United Kingdom, London
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London Internet Exchange
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LINX
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UK
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United Kingdom, London
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London Internet Providers Exchange
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LIPEX
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UK
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United Kingdom, London
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London Network Access Point
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LoNAP
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UK
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United Kingdom, London/other
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PacketExchange
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UK
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United Kingdom, Manchester
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Manchester Network Access Point
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MaNAP
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US
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Hawaii, Honolulu
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Hawaii Internet Exchange
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HIX
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US
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United States, Albuquerque
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New Mexico Internet Exchange
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NMIX
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US
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United States, Billings
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Yellowstone Regional Internet Exchange
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YRIX
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US
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United States, Boston/other
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Boston Metropolitan Exchange Point
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BMXP
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US
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United States, Buffalo, NY
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Buffalo Niagara International Internet Exchange
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BNIIX
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US
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United States, Champaign
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The Science, Technology, And Research Transit Access Point
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STAR TAP
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US
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United States, Chicago
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Chicago Ameritech NAP
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US
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United States, Columbus
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Columbus Internet Exchange
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CMH-IX
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US
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United States, Los Angeles
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Los Angeles International Internet Exchange
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LAIIX
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US
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United States, Los Angeles
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One Wilshire Any2 Neutral Internet and VoIP Exchange
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Any2
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US
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United States, Medford
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Southern Oregon Access Exchange
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SOAX
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US
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United States, Miami/other
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TerreMark NAP of the Americas
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TerreNAP
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US
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United States, New York
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New York International Internet Exchange
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NYIIX
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US
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United States, New York
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The Big Apple Peering Exchange
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BIG APE
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US
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United States, New York/other
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Equinix Internet Business Exchange
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IBX
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US
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United States, Palo Alto/other
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Switch and Data Neutral Internet Exchange Point
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PAIX
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US
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United States, Philadelphia
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MAGPI Research and Educational Internet Exchange
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MAGPI
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US
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United States, Philadelphia
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The Philadelphia Internet Exchange
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PHLIX
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US
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United States, Pittsburgh
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The Pittsburgh Internet Exchange
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PITX
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US
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United States, Portland
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Northwest Access Exchange
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NWAX
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US
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United States, San Diego
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San Diego Network Access Point
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SD-NAP
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US
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United States, Seattle
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Seattle Internet Exchange
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SIX
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US
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United States, Utah
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Utah REP Internet Exchange Point
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Utah REP
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US
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United States, major cities
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Verizon MAE Services & Facilities
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MAE
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VN
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Vietnam, Hanoi
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Vietnam Internet Exchange
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VNIX
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ZA
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South Africa, Grahamstown
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Grahamstown Internet Exchange
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GINX
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ZA
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South Africa, Johannesburg
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Johannesburg Internet Exchange
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JINX
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