We continue to see the real issues behind Network Neutrality. Is the carrier a dumb pipe – or should it enjoy some of the revenues, in return for building and maintaining the network?
Back in 2005, AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre famously told BusinessWeek, "What they [Google, Vonage, and others] would like to do is to use my pipes free. But I ain't going to let them do that…Why should they be allowed to use my pipes?"
Now it’s Telefonica “ .. President Cesar Alierta said companies like Google use a lot of network bandwidth for free, something which was good for them but not for Telefonica” . More here.
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