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[ NNSquad ] Re: FCC paths to Internet network management? (from IP)


 > Thirdly, Google would lose a big advantage if ISPs were required to allow
 > P2P. Right now, Vuze, Inc. is trying to compete with YouTube without
 > buying the sort of pipes that Google can afford. It's doing this by
 > stealing the bandwidth from users' ISPs. If ISPs are required to allow
 > this theft, Google loses its edge.

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6519529458

Above is the link of an FCC filing from Google saying that the FCC should
prevent ISPs from most blocking or prioritizing, and that even though they
already pay a hefty fee for network access (page 24), that P2P applications
like Skype (page 36) are perfectly fine with them.