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Re: Hey investors!
said by cdru  :If AT&T "shut off" it's network, the people that would be most affected by it would be their paying customers. Any datacenter worth their salt is going to have redundant links to different networks. So if AT&T's network went dark, Level3, Cogent, etc would be utilized more so most places would still be reachable. AT&T failing to meet their SLA for thier lines would result in many unhappy customers, and by unhappy I mean lawsuit unhappy. That is a beautiful theory assuming a rogue telco acting on its own, but a couple questions here:
1. What happens if AT&T in conjunction with Level3, Cogent, etc. shut things down? This is not an impossibility nor unlikely as they realize they can get what they want if they collude. See also Cali's rolling blackouts. In fact, that is an especially apt analogy.
2. What is the difference between the Deathstar or anyone else for that matter, hypothetically shutting off the juice and demanding more money vs the capping/throttling/blocking that is becoming SOP?
2a. What, realistically, do you believe will stop any of the above referenced from shutting down and demanding more money?
There is nothing in place at the moment to prevent such an occurrence. Government can't compel them to do anything.
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