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ILEC telco service mandates are due to the regional monopolies that tend to form around them. IP transit providers are not in a similar situation; you can typi
by greyface- 3y ago
ILEC telco service mandates are due to the regional monopolies that tend to form around them. IP transit providers are not in a similar situation; you can typically find several of them competing for your business in any carrier-neutral datacenter. The Washington net neutrality law being referenced in relation to the AGO complaint was developed in the context of residential Internet service and applies only to broadband providers, which is a term defined in the law, and which Hurricane and most other IP transit providers do not qualify as.
- kfnws 3y agoThat's very interesting. Do you think there may be a chance the AGO would interpret these definitions more broadly, or is this attempt by 1776 Hosting and their upstream providers to have this law invoked against HE just entirely futile?
- greyface- 3y agoIn my opinion, it's entirely futile. I don't know why stephenr's sibling comment was flagged; I think he suggests the best remedy available to you at this time.