AT&T, Cogent enter new interconnection pact

Jun. 10, 2015 9:52 AM ETAT&T Inc. (T)T, CCOIBy: Jason Aycock, SA News Editor

AT&T (T +0.6%) and Cogent Communications (CCOI +0.8%) have issued a statement saying they've made a new long-term interconnection deal governing their IP networks.
The deal is said not only to increase efficiency but also add capacity and new interconnect locations between the two.
Were the worries about the FCC's new regulations much ado about not much? The deal follows a number of agreements over the past couple of months, including Comcast/Level 3, AT&T/Level 3, and Verizon/Cogent -- suggesting that the conflicts may be giving way to friendlier dealmaking.