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Subject:    Re: [Outages-discussion] Lumen (formerly CenturyLink) disconnects from Russia
From:       Blake Hudson <blake () ispn ! net>
Date:       2022-03-10 14:29:25
Message-ID: 93411d57-b4ac-a67e-5a7d-d8df26b910a9 () ispn ! net
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I would suspect the opposite. A US company having a foothold in another 
country gives the US some amount of visibility or control they might not 
otherwise have. Think China Telecom having a presence in California.

On 3/9/2022 11:23 AM, outages wrote:
> I smell US government are behind this. Behind the scenes, they're probably \
> reminding these companies about their vulnerability to falling out of favor. 
> —
> regards,
> /vrode
> 
> > On Mar 9, 2022, at 07:29, Andy Ringsmuth <andy@andyring.com> wrote:
> > 
> > https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/03/internet-backbone-giant-lumen-shuns-ru/
> > 
> > Similar to what Cogent did, Lumen is now exiting the Russian market as well.
> > 
> > FTFA:
> > 
> > "Life has taken a turn in Russia and Lumen is unable to continue to operate in \
> > this market," Lumen said in a published statement. "The business services we \
> > provide are extremely small and very limited as is our physical presence. \
> > However, we are taking steps to immediately stop business in the region." 
> > "We decided to disconnect the network due to increased security risk inside \
> > Russia," the statement continues. "We have not yet experienced network \
> > disruptions but given the increasingly uncertain environment and the heightened \
> > risk of state action, we took this move to ensure the security of our and our \
> > customers' networks, as well as the ongoing integrity of the global Internet." 
> > 
> > Allegedly, Lumen is the top international transit provider to Russia.
> > 
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> > 
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