rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | Are ISPs worried? I don't think this has anything to do with network neutrality. In my opinion, ISP's are worried because of competitive issues. If two ISPs compete for customers and Google strikes a deal with one and not the other, one ISP now has a couple of advantages:
• Better customer experience for Google content
• Frees interconnect bandwidth (may improve customer experience for other content)
Of course the potential flaw in my thinking is to consider ISPs are in direct competition. Many folks don't have a choice for broadband. |
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 jester121Premium
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL
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| And if you're a local ISP struggling to compete, good luck getting Google's attention to set up a CDN on your network -- so your customers get slower service than the incumbent ISP.
Network neutrality is a lot like environmentalism -- everyone thinks it's a good idea but at what cost? |
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| said by jester121:And if you're a local ISP struggling to compete, good luck getting Google's attention to set up a CDN on your network -- so your customers get slower service than the incumbent ISP. Network neutrality is a lot like environmentalism -- everyone thinks it's a good idea but at what cost? This is actually a very good point, IMHO. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to jester121
Getting Google's attention; I totally agree and that was my point. However, I'm still struggling to see this as a network neutrality issue. |
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