Google and Verizon, two leading players in Internet service and content, are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege.The charges could be paid by companies, like YouTube, owned by Google, for example, to Verizon, one of the nation’s leading Internet service providers, to ensure that its content received priority as it made its way to consumers. The agreement could eventually lead to higher charges for Internet users.To read this report in The New York Times in full, see:
www.nytimes.com/2010/08/05/technology/05secret.htmlAlso see:Verizon, Google make net neutrality pact, sources say
Google and Verizon have come to an agreement on how network operators can manage Web traffic, according to two sources briefed on their negotiations.The agreement, expected to be announced within days, comes as the Federal Communications Commission tries to get major Internet content firms and network service providers to strike a deal on disputed points of so-called net neutrality rules. It’s unclear how the deal will affect the direction of those discussions.
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