Jasper Deng, 12/10/2013 19:35:
From http://www.internet2.edu/about/ I see that they are also focused on research.
From that, I got the impression that like us, they are committed to the accessibility of knowledge. They state on their website that without them, many college researchers may not be able to get the information they need.
They can always use their normal connection to access us, but having a direct connection could improve this access.
Direct connection to what? Research networks are among the best positioned in peering points.
Nemo