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Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix


From: Randy Bush <randy () psg com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2014 11:42:20 +0900

Right now, peering agreements are the wild west.
no.  those days passed in the last century.  you just don't know them.
but then, you are not an operator so no surprise.

what you are seeing, and creating massive noise around, is a business
war between the last mile cartel and the content they envy and want
to supplant or at least bleed.  transit, peering, caching, etc. are
just business and technical tools being used in that war.  keep eye on
doughnut, not the hole.

Sure looks like a wild west range war to me.  And let's not forget that 
Netflix is not some tiny company anymore - 1/3 of Internet traffic or 
some such, 46million members, $1billion Q1 income.  Yeah - big guys 
fighting, no established law or regulation (well, there was, but the 
Supreme Court overturned it) - looks like a range war to me.

ahhh.   so 

   not government regulated == wild west

got it

randy


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