I'm a media artist based in Toronto Canada conducting PhD rsrch in the area of internet governance. Specifically this work is: UNTANGLING THE NET - Bandwidth brokerage, arbitrage and the creation of a commodity market in packet-based bandwidth led to financial failures partly as a result of failing to consider the basic interconnectedness or the internet. Internet peering agreements provide international networks the ability to function. At this point in time this is one of the most hidden areas of network topology. This research proposes to examine peering agreements over x# of years and to look at the potential for the development of transparency in peering agreements. I've been on the internet since Dec 1982 at utzoo (at Univ of Toronto) and my website is www.vacuumwoman.com Looking forward to any/all discussions! Nancy Paterson York University (Toronto)