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Paid peering is not a net neutrality issue but Level 3 wants to make it one
This story was updated throughout to reflect new information provided by Level 3. Level 3 Communications, one of the companies that provides middle mile broadband transit between content providers and...
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Hey FCC, Netflix thinks peering should be a net neutrality issue too
Netflix has come out in favor of some sort of government intervention when it comes to ISPs that charge content providers for capacity at the edge of their networks, claiming Thursday that it should be...
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Here is Level 3’s plan to make interconnection fees a network neutrality issue
The gloves are coming off in the fight to prevent ISPs from charging content providers and middle mile transit companies a fee to deliver web content to the end consumer. Earlier this week Level 3...
View ArticleNo surprise here: The FCC isn’t going to make peering a net neutrality issue
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is not going to make peering and interconnection fights part of the agency’s revamp of network neutrality, which may disappoint Netflix and Level 3, but shouldn’t surprise...
View ArticleLevel 3 accuses five unnamed US ISPs of abusing their market power in peering
Level 3 Communications, a company that provides bandwidth for a wide variety of customers trying to get content from point A to point B on the internet, just accused five U.S. ISPs and one European ISP...
View ArticleThe FCC just launched its peering investigation with a call for data
The Federal Communication Commission has finally acted on the allegations that certain ISPs are intentionally throttling traffic from providers such as Netflix as a way to charge content providers...
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Level 3 calls for net neutrality rules to extend to all ISP activities
Even if advocates for net neutrality win the battle at the FCC over “no discrimination” rules, they could still lose the war if ISPs subvert the spirit of those rules by applying chokepoints at deeper...
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Why do U.S. ISPs want to charge for peering? Peering makes the internet...
As more broadband networks connect directly to each other via peering agreements, the amount of money paid for internet transit could fall, according to a report from TeleGeography. That’s good for...
View ArticleApple’s content delivery network is reportedly live and it’s huge
Earlier this year we heard that Apple(s appl) was starting to build its own content delivery network, instead of relying on third-party CDNs like Akamai (S AKAM) and Level 3 (S LVLT) to deliver iTunes...
View ArticleDoes the FCC want to oversee peering deals like Netflix vs. Comcast?
The FCC will soon pass new rules for how ISP’s must handle broadband traffic and, while it’s expected to impose a policy of net neutrality when it comes to consumers, it’s been less clear how the...
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