<p dir="ltr">It's a way for local ISPs to connect and exchange data without the cost of having to go through an upstream provider.<br>
(<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_exchange_point">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_exchange_point</a>)</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On 14 Apr 2016 2:29 p.m., "'shab' via Discuss" <<a href="mailto:discuss@skullspace.ca">discuss@skullspace.ca</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">So I checked out their website "<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.4px">The Manitoba Internet Exchange is a not-for-profit corporation mandated to act as a junction between multiple IP networks. Its members are able to directly connect with one another over an unmetered ethernet connection, to exchange local Internet traffic. </span>"<div>So I am a bit confused as to why anyone would want to do this.</div><div>What is gained by this?<br><br>On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 8:49:59 PM UTC-5, athompso wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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FYI.<br>
<div>-Adam (one of the outgoing
directors)<br>
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<div align="left"> <img alt="" src="https://groups.google.com/a/skullspace.ca/group/discuss/attach/61ff136885d34/?part=0.0.1.1&authuser=1" align="left" height="94" width="125"> <b>Manitoba Internet Exchange Annual
General Meeting</b><br>
Wednesday May 4<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br>
4 to 6 p.m.<br>
AGM to start at 4:30 p.m.<br>
<a href="http://www.kingshead.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King's Head Pub</a><br>
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Open to all
interested in IXs<br>
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MBIX will be holding its 4<sup>th</sup> AGM next month. There
are 4 Board of Director positions open for election.<br>
Jacques Latour from CIRA will give an update on Canadian IXs.<br>
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We will have a social time before and after the meeting.<br>
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Drinks and snacks will be provided by CIRA and MBIX.<br>
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Look forward to seeing you on May 4<sup>th</sup>,<br>
Bill<br>
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