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Janko Roettgers May 21, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Google Fiber: we don’t charge for peering, don’t have fast lanes

Actions may speak louder than words, but sometimes it doesn't hurt to talk about your actions either: Google just explained how Google Fiber does peering -- a clear stab at the big competitors that prefer paid peering deals.…

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Media, Video
Janko Roettgers Apr 28, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Verizon inks paid peering deal with Netflix

Verizon just became the second ISP to get paid by Netflix for direct peering with the video service. This should lead to faster Netflix streams for Verizon customers, but possibly also more disputes about peering.…

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Media, Video
Stacey Higginbotham Dec 7, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Updated: A Play by Play on the Comcast & Level 3 Spat

A fight between Comcast and Level 3 may be simple commercial disagreement over how much traffic Level 3 will send Comcast now that Level 3 is the content delivery network for Netflix, but many believe the spat has the potential to change how the web works.…

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Technology
Daniel Golding Dec 1, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

The Real Story Behind the Comcast-Level 3 Battle

The conventional wisdom is that Comcast is evil, therefore, Level 3 must be the innocent victim of Comcast’s capricious greed. In reality, this is a complex situation without clear-cut heroes or villains -- in the network game, this is business as usual.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Janko Roettgers Nov 30, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Comcast vs. Level 3: Netflix Didn’t See This Coming

Netflix really was just out to save some money when it decided to switch a sizable portion of its CDN business from Akamai to Level 3 in November. Instead, it started something that may turn out to be the Internet's equivalent to an international armed incident.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Stacey Higginbotham Nov 29, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Forget Net Neutrality; Comcast Might Break the Web

The fight that erupted today between Level 3 and Comcast involves an esoteric agreement and equally esoteric policy arguments, but at its core this fight is about money. Yet what has begun as commercial dispute may change how the web works and who pays for it.…

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Edge & Networking, Media, Technology, Video
Stacey Higginbotham Nov 29, 2010 (Jun 8, 2020) -- Blog Post

Level 3, Comcast in a Cat Fight Over Online Video

Level 3, the middle-mile Internet provider and the newly crowned content delivery network for Netflix, has accused Comcast of violating the tenants of network neutrality as the cable company seeks an additional payment to deliver content from Level 3 to its subscribers.…

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Media, Technology, Video

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