[81734] in North American Network Operators' Group
Brand X decision could mean widespread VoIP blocking
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fergie (Paul Ferguson))
Tue Jun 28 16:08:08 2005
From: "Fergie (Paul Ferguson)" <fergdawg@netzero.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:06:26 GMT
To: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Jeff Pulver makes a good point in a Forbes article
when he says "I believe it's a matter of when, not
if" providers start blocking VoIP traffic from
competitors across their own infrastructure, especially
on the heels of the Brand X SCOTUS ruling.
"If I'm a service provider offering my own voice
over broadband offering, and I've got the ability
to block my competition, why not?"
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2005/06/28/voip-cable-blocked-cx_de_0628voip.html
- ferg
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