[132627] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Level 3 Communications Issues Statement Concerning Comcast's
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Marshall Eubanks)
Mon Nov 29 20:55:16 2010
From: Marshall Eubanks <tme@americafree.tv>
In-Reply-To: <C9199ABB.2BF3C%bedard.phil@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:55:11 -0500
To: Phil Bedard <bedard.phil@gmail.com>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
On Nov 29, 2010, at 6:24 PM, Phil Bedard wrote:
> Is L3 hosting content for Netflix?
You bet.
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http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2010/11/11/level-3-signs-deal-to-=
be-a-primary-netflix-cdn-shares-rally/
=95 NOVEMBER 11, 2010, 9:13 AM ET
Level 3 Signs Deal To Be A Primary Netflix CDN; Shares Rally
Regards
Marshall
> 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
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> 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.=20
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> On 11/29/10 5:28 PM, "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net> wrote:
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>> concerning-comcasts-actions-2010-11-29?reflink=3DMW_news_stmp>
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>> I understand that politics is off-topic, but this policy affects
>> operational aspects of the 'Net.
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>> 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?)
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>> TTFN,
>> patrick
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