Is L3 hosting content for Netflix? 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" <patrick@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