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Anon
2014-Feb-20 4:11 pm
Netflix using customer performance as leverageWhat people seem to be missing is an understanding of the first four letters in the word peering.
Netflix is not a "peer" of Verizon (or any ISP) and therefore they are not entitled to trade network like other ISPs are. Now I can see they WANT peering entitlements, but they can't meet peering policies and don't actually bring the same network investment to the table. They bring a "free server" (which is not actually free)
Now I expect Netflix is unhappy about that and are creating congestion on networks (using patsies or colaborators like Cogent) to cause "customer impact" while blaming everyone else, as a way to drive business negotiations.
This is not a net neutrality, monopolistic power, or "peering" issue... it is a business negotiation where Netflix is using customer performance as leverage for better rates.
Now as far as Cogent... well... their track record speaks for itself. And Netflix use of them is summarized with "your customers are unhappy about it". |