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[ NNSquad ] Apple wants its own path on Comcast network for video service, WSJ says
Apple wants its own path on Comcast network for video service, WSJ says
http://j.mp/1eDpAD9 (Ars Technica)
If accurate, Comcast would have to be careful not to violate
network neutrality obligations. The Federal Communications
Commission's rules against Internet service providers giving
special treatment to specific Web services were vacated by a court
decision, but Comcast still has to follow the rules until 2018
because of commitments it made in exchange for gaining approval of
its acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011. Comcast recently
obtained payment from Netflix in exchange for a direct connection
to its network. This was allowed because the net neutrality
obligations cover only the "last mile," the path from Comcast
facilities to consumer homes.
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