The London Internet Exchange (LINX), a crucial hub for many UK and European ISPs, reports that record-breaking membership growth in the first half of 2008 has allowed it to make “substantial” price cuts.

Annual membership fees have been cut by 10%, as have the price of 1GigE and 10GigE ports on one of LINX's two independent local area networks (LANs). Port prices on the second LAN are being set 25% lower than on the first in a bid to encourage members to link to both networks:


LINX charges a flat rate membership fee, now set at just £2,250 per annum, to cover the costs of running the organisation, in which all members have a single vote. The move is unlikely to have any real impact upon the price end-users pay for their broadband.