Level 3 Communications Issues Statement Concerning Comcast's Actions

Tue Nov 30 15:16:30 UTC 2010

William,

Why be concerned? Operators have pulled this trick several times over
the course of history and each time the good guys prevail. It proves
that the system works.

Jeff

On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:06 AM, William Warren
<hescominsoon at emmanuelcomputerconsulting.com> wrote:
> On 11/30/2010 6:33 AM, Jeff Young wrote:
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>> On 30/11/2010, at 9:28 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
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>>>
>>> <http://www.marketwatch.com/story/level-3-communications-issues-statement-concerning-comcasts-actions-2010-11-29?reflink=MW_news_stmp>
>>>
>>> I understand that politics is off-topic, but this policy affects
>>> operational aspects of the 'Net.
>>>
>>> Just to be clear, L3 is saying content providers should not have to pay
>>> to deliver content to broadband providers who have their own product which
>>> has content as well.  I am certain all the content providers on this list
>>> are happy to hear L3's change of heart and will be applying for settlement
>>> free peering tomorrow.  (L3 wouldn't want other providers to claim the Vyvx
>>> or CDN or other content services provided by L3 are competing and L3 is
>>> putting up a "toll booth" on the Internet, would they?)
>>>
>>> --
>>> TTFN,
>>> patrick
>>>
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>>>
>> So in this particular game of chicken, Comcast wins.  Shame that L3 agreed
>> to this, sets a bad precedent.  I have to imagine that Comcast would have
>> been the worse for wear, their phone lines would have lit up like a
>> Christmas tree -- why can't I access...?
>>
>> jy
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> This whole mess concerns me about the future of the internet.  If the
> traffic can't get to the clients by routing around a depeering..is the
> internet really working as designed?  I don't think so.  Peering has become
> the gateway to the ultimate in network control...while it's the provider's
> prerogative who access their network..peering has become a club for access
> and has become the instrument of removing the basic design wins of the
> internet.
>
>

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Jeffrey Lyon, Leadership Team
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