Re: Brand X decision could mean widespread VoIP blocking

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005, Fergie (Paul Ferguson) wrote:

Jeff Pulver makes a good point in a Forbes article when he says "I believe it's a matter of when, not if" providers start blocking VoIP traffic from competitors across their own infrastructure, especially on the heels of the Brand X SCOTUS ruling.

"If I'm a service provider offering my own voice over broadband offering, and I've got the ability to block my competition, why not?"

Its obvious Mr. Pulver doesn't operate a network. It may be a good policy to generate interest in conferences to hear speakers talk on panels about the potential horrible things. But even a trivil amount of research (or Google if you consider that research) would reveal the answer to his question "Why not?"