ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AMSTERDAM INTERNET EXCHANGE SURFnet hereby announces that resources will be made available to facilitate the establishment of the pilot Amsterdam Internet Exchange. It is planned to have a Route Server and Mbone facilities at the pilot Amsterdam Internet Exchange in operation on 1 February 1994. The pilot Amsterdam Internet Exchange will be available to all interested Internet service providers. The connections at the pilot Amsterdam Internet Exchange will be free of charge during 1994. It is the intent that the Amsterdam Internet Exchange will be a part of a Distributed Global Internet eXchange facility. SURFnet has recognized from the start that the development of a true Distributed Global Internet eXchange facility is only possible when there is close collaboration between all partners involved. SURFnet has facilitated route server development through RARE and the RIPE NCC from the beginning. The establishment of the pilot Amsterdam Internet Exchange is a demonstration of SURFnet's ongoing commitment to the cooperative development of a Distributed Global Internet eXchange facility. For more information please contact SURFnet on the address below: Erik-Jan Bos SURFnet bv P.O. Box 19035 NL - 3501 DA Utrecht The Netherlands Phone: +31 30 310290 Fax: +31 30 340903 Email: erik-jan.bos@surfnet.nl __ Erik-Jan.