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> and Level 3 demand $1 from Comcast What? The closest I've heard is that Level 3 wants Comcast to charge $0 under their pre-existing peering agreement. Comc
by luser001 15y ago
> and Level 3 demand $1 from Comcast
What?
The closest I've heard is that Level 3 wants Comcast to charge $0 under their pre-existing peering agreement.
Comcast claimed Netflix's traffic isn't covered by the agreement and asked for extra fees. Level 3 complied (under protest).
This new thing Reed Hastings is talking about is different from that issue. AFAIK.
- justinsb 15y agoThe voxel article says it, but the GigaOM article it links to spells it out: "Akamai and Limelight pay Comcast to deliver their traffic to their end users. Level 3, on the other hand, is paid by Comcast, ostensibly for transit, but now, seemingly, to deliver traffic that Level 3 has already been paid for — by Netflix." I feel that Netflix is trying to rally the net-neutrality army to come to its aid, but may not be an entirely neutral player here.
- wmf 15y agoThese articles were written while the negotiations were going on. I'm pretty sure Level 3 is now paying Comcast.