FCC Backs a Tiered Internet

Going to be extorted writes ""FCC Chief Kevin Martin yesterday gave his support to AT&T and other telcos who want to be able to limit bandwidth to sites like Google, unless those sites pay extortion fees. Martin made it clear in a speech yesterday that he supports such a a "tiered" Internet." Could this be the end of internet innovation?"

Comments

Google really should block AT&T customers

[rjreb]

Let's see who needs who.

Re:Digg screwed this up too.

[gowen]

Basically, the blogger completely lacks reading comprehension skills.

Isn't that a necessary qualification for blogging? That and the ability to sling around scare words like "extortion" with little or no justification.

Don't make google angry

[aapold]

you wouldn't like them when they're angry.

Re:Competitor's Advertisement

[PFI_Optix]

That's what I've been saying since this all started. Most broadband markets have at least two providers now; If one goes to this approach and websites refuse to play ball, they'll lose market share.

I wouldn't put it past Google to post a message: "You're connecting to our site via AT&T DSL. We apologize if the site is slower than usual; your ISP is artificially limiting the bandwidth to our website. Call AT&T Customer Service at xxx-xxx-xxxx for more information."

Picking a fight with Google is probably a bad idea.