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From TechDirt:
The folks behind Google Fiber have fired a not-so-subtle shot at Comcast and Verizon for their recent efforts to make companies like Netflix pay extra. As we've noted, the big last mile access broadband access providers have realized that they can effectively get companies to pay twice by clogging certain points in the network. Even more nefarious, they're able to do this without violating a narrow view of "net neutrality" because net neutrality is focused on the last mile, rather than interconnection and peering. It's a really scammy process, which is part of those big broadband providers' attempts to extract monopoly rents out of their control over the last mile.
Google Fiber has stayed out of this debate for a while, but just fired a clear shot in the fight, with a blog post that never mentions Comcast, but more or less screams: You know that bullshit that Comcast and Verizon are pulling? We don't do that. Instead, they note two important things: (1) contrary to the claims of Comcast, online video traffic is in no way overwhelming the network, and (2) it's easy to help upgrade the setup for Netflix and others for free:
But we also dont charge because its really a win-win-win situation.
n2doc
(47,953 posts)When are they coming to Savannah? I won't hold my breath.
KeepItReal
(7,769 posts)sharp_stick
(14,400 posts)I think this is why you see companies like Comcast trying to merge with Time Warner. They know that Google Fibre is going to compete the shit right out of them.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)Unlikely.
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)I don't even want to think about the packets on that network.