Re: Verizon Public Policy on Netflix

[Miles Fidelman <mfidelman () meetinghouse net>]

Randy Bush wrote:
> > > > 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

lawless, big guys fighting with little guys in the middle == wild west


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