Merit Network results 1/20/2009

Merit reports record day of network traffic on 1/20/2009. Reports are that the traffic on the merits network reached peack of 18 Gigs around noon. Merits network went flawless packets moved along like a fine swiss watch. The greater internet didn't fair as well with network congestion and streaming servers left along the road in a pile of black smoke. There was some vendors that were still up and running with only the need for more internet bandwidth to carry it away.