Like in Noah's Ark, pairs of network and content providers board the Net Neutrality compromise discussions (here) trying to avoid the Deluge (FCC forced regulation).
After last week's Amazon and AT&T's "win-win-win proposal" (here) we hear that Google and Verizon are developing their own "deal". Todd Shields from Bloomberg reports (see "Google, Verizon Said to Strike Deal on Web Traffic Rules" -here) that:
"The compromise as described would restrict Verizon from selectively slowing Internet content that travels over its wires [DSL and Fios/Fiber service], but wouldn’t apply such limits to Internet use on mobile phones, according to the people, who spoke yesterday and asked not to be identified before an announcement ..
The two companies have become business allies through Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, which is co-owned by Verizon. Mobile phones that use software from Google, owner of the largest Internet search engine, helped Verizon’s profit this year."
This is not the first time we see Google and Verizon working on Net Neutrality see "More Signs for Net Neutrality Piece - Google and Verizon Joint Appeal to the FCC" - here, although Google changed its stand on the matter a number of times in the past (see "Google's Vint Cerf on Net Neutrality - Good for the Rich Content Providers?" - here) - clearly a conflict between its role (content provider, dependant on carriers) and economic power (can buy anything).
Jim Cicconi, AT&T's Senior Executive Vice President-External and Legislative Affairs who "couldn’t agree more" with Amazon's proposal, steps aside this time:
“AT&T is not a party to the purported agreement between Google and Verizon .. We remain committed to trying to reach a consensus on this issue through the FCC process.”
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