The FCC chairman Julius Genachowski reportedly said yesterday that the US regulator’s new net neutrality rules did not cover the dispute between cableco Comcast and telecoms infrastructure company Level 3 Communications, according to reports.
The Wall…
The FCC chairman Julius Genachowski reportedly said yesterday that the US regulator’s new net neutrality rules did not cover the dispute between cableco Comcast and telecoms infrastructure company Level 3 Communications, according to reports.
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Genachowski told the House Energy and Commerce committee that the Comcast-Level 3 dispute was a private business matter and that he hoped the two companies would resolve their differences.
Level 3 provides internet backbone services, but also delivers content to customers through film and TV streaming services like Netflix.
Comcast decided to charge Level 3 to send content over its network, a decision which Level 3 criticised.
It released a statement in November that accused Comcast of running “an internet toll booth” by charging fees to carry content.
Comcast said that the fees were justified because there had been a doubling of the amount it was being asked to handle on behalf of Level 3. This meant that it was asked to carry five times more traffic for Level 3 as it sent in the other direction.