[opendtv] Level 3 claims six ISPs dropping packets every day over money disputes
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 07:50:50 -0400
Level 3 claims six ISPs dropping packets every day over money disputes
Network provider doesn't name and shame ISPs guilty of "permanent congestion."
by Jon Brodkin
May 5 2014
Ars Technica
Network operator Level 3, which has asked the FCC to protect it from
"arbitrary access charges" that ISPs want in exchange for accepting
Internet traffic, today claimed that six consumer broadband providers
have allowed a state of "permanent congestion" by refusing to upgrade
peering connections for the past year.
Level 3 and Cogent, another network operator, have been involved in
disputes with ISPs over whether they should pay for the right to send
them traffic. ISPs have demanded payment in exchange for accepting
streaming video and other data that is passed from the network
providers to ISPs and eventually to consumers.
When the interconnections aren't upgraded, it can lead to congestion
and dropped packets, as we wrote previously regarding a dispute
between Cogent and Verizon. In a blog post today, Level 3 VP Mark
Taylor wrote:
...
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/05/level-3-claims-six-isps-dropping-packets-every-day-over-money-disputes/
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