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Horriblly misleading diagram

The following comment is taken from en:Talk:Internet#Horriblly misleading diagram:

The 16 April 2010 version of this diagram implies several things that range from dubious to untrue in the majority of cases including.

• tier 1 networks are "the internet"
• end users only buy from tier 3 providers
• networks only buy transit from the tier immediately above them
• networks only peer with other networks of the same tier

I understand diagrams have to simplify reality sometimes in order to make stuff fit but I feel this diagram misleads more than it helps. What do others think? -- Plugwash (talk) 10:52, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

I agree and made some changes to the diagram to hopefully address at least some of the above comments. --W163 (talk) 02:05, 4 June 2013 (UTC)