tromfil Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Se tot vehicula ideea.The basic problem is those six broadband providers want Level 3 to pay them to deliver traffic. Level 3 believes that's unreasonable. After all, the ISPs' own customers have already paid these ISPs to deliver the traffic to them. And the long-standing norm on the internet is that endpoint ISPs pay intermediaries, not the other way around. Level 3 notes that "in countries or markets where consumers have multiple broadband choices (like the UK) there are no congested peers." In short, broadband providers that face serious competition don't engage in this kind of brinksmanship.Five big US internet providers are slowing down Internet access until they get more cash - Vox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
