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On 30/11/2010, at 9:28 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: > <http://www.marketwatch.com/story/level-3-communications-issues-statement-concerning-comcasts-actions-2010-11-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp> > > I understand that politics is off-topic, but this policy affects operational > aspects of the 'Net. > > Just to be clear, L3 is saying content providers should not have to pay to > deliver content to broadband providers who have their own product which has > content as well. I am certain all the content providers on this list are > happy to hear L3's change of heart and will be applying for settlement free > peering tomorrow. (L3 wouldn't want other providers to claim the Vyvx or CDN > or other content services provided by L3 are competing and L3 is putting up a > "toll booth" on the Internet, would they?) > > -- > TTFN, > patrick > > > So in this particular game of chicken, Comcast wins. Shame that L3 agreed to this, sets a bad precedent. I have to imagine that Comcast would have been the worse for wear, their phone lines would have lit up like a Christmas tree -- why can't I access...? jy -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.14 (Darwin) iF4EAREIAAYFAkz04QkACgkQxvthcni5E2+LwgD+NAie3r+r1dniJNRPMVKAJEj7 BQIympMzCXji7NveWicA/ReSLZgW92LT4cY/yMnsw3EkrD8mL1rkhAzicifOoCwe =GPm+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
