IP Transit and Transport
Launched in late 2019, NCTC’s Broadband Access program is already helping members save thousands of dollars on carrier transit and transport costs.
Most members are experiencing 40-60% growth per year in broadband traffic. While rates have been decreasing, many members are still paying much more than larger companies.
Under the program, NCTC negotiates agreements with well-established national and regional carriers to provide our members with:
- Better rates
- Defined service level commitments
- Circuit protection/redundancy options
- Managed renewals and bid requests for larger volume circuit needs

One member’s actual savings through NCTC’s IP transit program
NCTC Partner Suppliers

Cogent is a multinational Tier 1 Internet Service Provider consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in the world. Cogent’s primary service offering consists of Internet access and data transport, offered over their award-winning fiber optic, IP data-only network, along with co-location in any of their 53 Internet data centers.

Windstream Wholesale has a resilient network with over 160,000 fiber route miles, 150 on-net data centers and cable landing stations, over 60,000 fiber-lit buildings, more than 3,000 POPs, serving almost 1,000 cities nationwide. Windstream’s network provides unique flexibility in alternative route designs that has proven to be a great value to its customers.
Windstream’s sales engineering teams work closely with each individual customer to understand their unique needs and provide custom solutions that are specifically designed to support a vast range of business challenges. From custom routing to protection, bandwidth speeds to diversity – our team maintains a steadfast commitment to ensuring an exceptional customer experience.

Zayo owns and operates a 133k mile network in North America and Europe. This all-fiber backbone – 13 million miles of it – includes connectivity to thousands of data centers, enterprise locations, carrier exchange points, wireless towers, media centers, entertainment venues, financial exchanges and cloud providers.