Cheers Bink for the heads up.. Job Witteman of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) confirmed this today a few minutes before noon. "Six of the seven ports allocated to KPNQwest are being cut off" That the seventh port stays open is according to a distraught Witteman "Misplaced kindness"
"The guardian promised us on monday that the outstanding bill would be booked over via telephone, it seems that this was untrue. We haven't received anything and the guardian is not responding to our calls."
Witteman wouldn't say how much KPNQwest owed AMS-IX. "It's not about the amount its more about the principles of the outstanding funds. The guardian has lied to us." AMS-IX hasn't received any payments by KPNQwest for 2 weeks. Also the period before the payment freeze there are outstanding bills.
What the consequences of KPNQwest being shutdown will be to the Internet was unclear to Witteman just before 12 'o clock. "Anyone with a few braincells has used the past two weeks to seek alternative to KPNQwest"
The guardian of KPNQwest was unavailable for comment. but we at Neowin.net were able to snag this from their site:
- KPNQwest offers one of Europe´s best and broadest portfolios of of data and IP services with unsurpassed levels of reliability. From traditional corporate connectivity and networking solutions, to emerging web hosting and multimedia services, we offer high quality solutions that meet your business needs.
View: KPNQwest
News source: Webwereld (Dutch)
