[173557] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Richard Bennett, NANOG posting, and Integrity
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miles Fidelman)
Mon Jul 28 09:01:46 2014
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 08:59:40 -0400
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Paul WALL wrote:
> route-views will confirm that Netflix peer with a number of access
> providers, including the large ones; press releases related to
> "OpenConnect" imply that no money is passing hands.
>
> You'll note that, in spite of his wordy replies, never once does
> Richard Bennett disclose who is funding him and AEI. Call it whatever
> you want, I think "lobbyist" is the best word choice.
>
>
It's pretty well established that AEI is primarily a right-wing,
conservative, pro-business think tank - with a mission statement that
starts: "The American Enterprise Institute is a community of scholars
and supporters committed to expanding liberty, increasing individual
opportunity and strengthening free enterprise." (http://www.aei.org/about/)
AEI policy studies are pretty consistently anti-regulation.
Miles Fidelman
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