RE: VoIP mangling

["Larry Seltzer" <Larry () larryseltzer com>]

> > How hard would it be to prove that an ISP had rate limited your
business into extinction?

I don't think there would be anything to prove, the telcos wouldn't be
hiding the fact. They would use theie superior service as a marketing
factor. Alternatively they could negotiate "quality fees" from alternate
providers. It might make sense for Vonage, for instance, to pay Verizon
or Comcast to get neutral treatment.

> > I am assuming that even if the bill doesnt pass, monopolistic
practices would still be illegal, of course getting your hands on
their logs/config files might be a bit hard.

Yes, that would be the alternative.

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.eweek.com/blogs/larry%5Fseltzer/
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larryseltzer () ziffdavis com 


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