If it helps anyone to improve connectivity/performance, 59.1020 (IAD2) is
in a data center in Ashburn VA with good connectivity and some existing
HECnet links today. Happy to add more links if it helps.
-P
One "hack" is to configure all routers in an area "L2" and the
end systems (stubs) "L1" routers. And then try to full mesh the
Area routers.