[171695] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Observations of an Internet Middleman (Level3) (was: RIP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Hugo Slabbert)
Fri May 9 19:19:44 2014
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 12:10:04 -0700
From: Hugo Slabbert <hugo@slabnet.com>
To: nanog@nanog.org
In-Reply-To: <e7200fefae574edc994f77c197f564d0@STCOEX01.stargate.local>
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>Anyway=E2=80=A6 there=E2=80=99s no congestion between Comcast and Level 3 =
connections, and=20
>we=E2=80=99re working collaboratively with Level 3. Given these facts, we=
have no=20
>reason to believe that Comcast is on their list.
Sure, because Level 3 is already paying Comcast to deliver traffic to your=
=20
paying customers, right?
--
Hugo
>From: NANOG <nanog-bounces@nanog.org> on behalf of Livingood, Jason=20
><Jason_Livingood@cable.comcast.com>
>Sent: Friday, May 9, 2014 5:27 AM
>To: =3DJeffH; nanog@nanog.org
>Subject: Re: Observations of an Internet Middleman (Level3) (was: RIP Net=
work Neutrality (was: Wow its been quiet here...
>
>Hi Jeff =E2=80=93 I noticed the question posed here so thought I=E2=80=99d=
respond, perhaps at risk of stirring up a hornet=E2=80=99s nest given how =
long the last thread was. ;-) Anyway=E2=80=A6 there=E2=80=99s no congestion=
between Comcast and Level 3 connections, and we=E2=80=99re working collabo=
ratively with Level 3. Given these facts, we have no reason to believe tha=
t Comcast is on their list.
>
>- Jason
>Comcast
>
>On 5/8/14, 1:18 PM, "=3DJeffH" <Jeff.Hodges@KingsMountain.com<mailto:Jeff.=
Hodges@KingsMountain.com>> wrote:
>
>Level 3 accuses five unnamed US ISPs of abusing their market power in peer=
ing
>http://gigaom.com/2014/05/05/level-3-accuses-five-unnamed-us-isps-of-abusi=
ng-their-market-power-in-peering/
>
>"...I=E2=80=99d love to see Cogent, Google and other providers release the=
ir data next, so even if the FCC doesn=E2=80=99t want to pursue this, a gro=
wing cry of consumer outrage could push the agency to do something about a =
very real and difficult problem that=E2=80=99s crippling access to video co=
ntent on 5 U.S. broadband networks. Level 3 didn=E2=80=99t name names, but =
based on the deals Netflix has signed and the complaints it has made about =
AT&T, I=E2=80=99m confident that AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are among the fi=
ve. "
>
>
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