Same issue in Canada: our big ISPs historically refuse to peer freely at our domestic IXs like TORIX. So smaller ISP and DCs end up peering with them in the USA and your packets would make circuitous cross-border round trips to go a few km.
Some national players do have ports at domestic IXs, but only as backup links or for negotiated (paid?) access.
The hazards of ISPs also being backbone providers.
(It looks like Rogers has gotten better with this behaviour)
Some national players do have ports at domestic IXs, but only as backup links or for negotiated (paid?) access.
The hazards of ISPs also being backbone providers.
(It looks like Rogers has gotten better with this behaviour)