I just love how all the bad-actors are pointing fingers at each other. Here's more:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/level-3-and-cogent-ask-fcc-for-protection-against-isp-tolls/ http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/03/level-3-and-cogent-ask-fcc-for-protection-against-isp-tolls/ My feeling is that an ISP, if it's a monopoly, should be regulated as a utility, like gas, water, and electricity. Because our corrupt and untechnical legislators do not not understand the technology or the issues, ISP and carriers in general are making a legal land grab to stake out as much of this since they know the future is in bits not waves or atoms. By creating as many legal fictions as they can and passing industry protective legislation at the expense of the consumer and community rights (like the ant-GMO forces), the citizen and the Public at large is being hung out to dry and at a very high cost. As someone said in the comments on another, but related article at arstechnica: "Do you think the Post Office would be allowed to charge for both the sender and the recipient of mail. That's the game ISP's are up to."
