In 1995, representatives from six providers decided to establish an Internet eXchange to enhance interconnection within the Russian Internet segment. The parties signed a typewritten agreement and in a few weeks the first switch of Moscow Internet eXchange was installed at the telephone facility M9 on Butlerova street. For twenty years the project remains committed to providing excellent services and sharing knowledge among its participants. Today, MSK-IX is a trusted element of the digital economy and the center of an active community of telecom professionals.