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Agree with Jay. We received the notice as well. It appeared to be legitimate, so we responded. Ben Wiechman Director of IP Strategy and Engineering 320.247.3224 | [log in to unmask] Arvig | 224 East Main Street | Melrose, MN 56352 | arvig.com On Tue, Jan 18, 2022 at 7:58 AM Jay Hanke <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I talked to the company deploying the solution a couple of days ago. > > This would be a good time to get any transport upgrades going. Some of the > traffic numbers are large and 100g transport gear is running 6 months lead > time. > > On Tue, Jan 18, 2022, 6:28 AM Dean Bahls < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> While I haven’t gotten that specific email from them, I’ve gotten several >> Telegeography emails since 2012. They are referenced by Light Reading >> Daily quite a bit. They **seem** to be a legit research firm contracted >> by multiple companies. >> >> >> >> The Amazon / TNF partnership is a real deal….and MICE needs to be >> prepared for a potential uptick in traffic on Thursdays. >> >> >> >> Dean >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* MICE Discuss <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of * >> [log in to unmask] >> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 18, 2022 1:27 AM >> *To:* [log in to unmask] >> *Subject:* [MICE-DISCUSS] FW: Thursday Night Football from Amazon Prime >> Video - Network Questionnaire >> >> >> >> Has anyone else gotten an email like this? >> >> >> >> On the surface it seems legit, and I always like the opportunity to talk >> about MICE, but I’m not sure how I feel about sharing such info... >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> Anthony >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 1:29 PM Nataliya Coll <[log in to unmask]> >> wrote: >> >> Hi David and Anthony, >> >> >> >> I am a telecoms analyst with TeleGeography in Washington, DC. We have >> been contracted by Amazon Prime Video (APV) to survey ISPs across the >> country in preparation for Prime Video’s exclusive presentation of NFL >> Thursday Night Football (TNF) starting with the 2022 NFL season. >> >> The attached letter from Amazon Prime Video provides more detail about >> their network planning initiative. >> >> >> To help avoid congestion on your network during upcoming games, Amazon is >> asking us to query you so that they may better understand your network >> point(s) of contact, service coverage area, CDN provider(s), IP Transit >> provider(s), etc. >> >> >> >> Are you the correct contact person within your network operations team to >> respond to these questions? If not, can you please direct me to the right >> person within your network operations team? >> >> >> >> If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via email or let me >> know if you would like to set up a call with me. >> >> >> Thank you so much for your cooperation. >> >> >> >> >> >> *Nataliya Coll* >> Research Analyst, Europe & Eurasia >> TeleGeography, a Division of PriMetrica, Inc. >> One Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 360 >> Washington, DC 20005 USA >> www.telegeography.com >> +1 (202) 741-0066 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: >> http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: >> http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 >> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MICE-DISCUSS list, click the following link: > http://lists.iphouse.net/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=MICE-DISCUSS&A=1 >