[ NNSquad ] France Telecom, Free To Google YouTube: You're Blocked Unless You Pay

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

France Telecom, Free To Google YouTube: You're Blocked Unless You Pay

http://j.mp/U8CBZZ  (FastNetNews)

    "Government backs "Sender Pays" termination charge. Clarification:
     Existing connectivity is protected by the ruling. What's being
     blocked, without payment, is additional connections required because
     of the predictable growth in net usage. Original. Millions of French
     netizens discover their YouTube streams sputter and die or never begin
     in the first place. Other video services, including TF1, are also
     struggling. The effect varies, sometimes randomly and sometimes by
     time of day. Respected consumer organization UFC-Que Choisir found
     between 20% and 50% of users surveyed online had problems ...
     If the lid blows, this is the battle between the net and the telcos
     we've long feared."

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--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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