Trying to follow this - so, if I have followed it correctly, L3 hosts high-bandwitdh services (namely NetFlix) to which an abundance of Comcast users subscribe? And Comcast is crying foul, and claiming a portion of L3's revenue is rightfully theirs, for being "last mile" to a significant portion of the CDN/NetFlix customer base? Does L3 even service a home user market, in the same vein as Comcast or Verizon?
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Marshall Eubanks <t...@americafree.tv>wrote: > > On Nov 29, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Phil Bedard wrote: > > > Is L3 hosting content for Netflix? > > You bet. > > > http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/11/11/level-3-signs-deal-to-be-a-primary-netflix-cdn-shares-rally/ > > • NOVEMBER 11, 2010, 9:13 AM ET > > Level 3 Signs Deal To Be A Primary Netflix CDN; Shares Rally > > Regards > Marshall > > > Netflix has become a large source of > > traffic going to end users. L3 likely could have held out on this one if > > the content they were hosting is valuable enough to Comcast's customers, > > but maybe what Comcast was asking for wasn't much in the grand scheme of > > things. > > > > Obviously someone has to pay for the access infrastructure and Comcast > > would much rather get the content provider to pay for it versus passing > it > > along to their customers. I think they probably just took a stab and L3 > > complied. > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > On 11/29/10 5:28 PM, "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patr...@ianai.net> wrote: > > > >> < > 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy
