Observations of an Internet Middleman (Level3) http://blog.level3.com/global-connectivity/observations-internet-middleman/ See also... Level 3 accuses five unnamed US ISPs of abusing their market power in peering http://gigaom.com/2014/05/05/level-3-accuses-five-unnamed-us-isps-of-abusing... "... I’d love to see Cogent, Google and other providers release their data next, so even if the FCC doesn’t want to pursue this, a growing cry of consumer outrage could push the agency to do something about a very real and difficult problem that’s crippling access to video content on 5 U.S. broadband networks. Level 3 didn’t name names, but based on the deals Netflix has signed and the complaints it has made about AT&T, I’m confident that AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are among the five. " =JeffH