Level 3 and Comcast resolved the interconnect dispute...
Level 3 and Comcast resolved the interconnect dispute that began in November 2010 on “mutually satisfactory terms,” the two said in a joint Tuesday news release (http://bit.ly/12T4eZk): “Details will not be released.” The cable ISP and Internet backbone company “worked…
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together collaboratively to reach a new, mutually satisfactory interconnect agreement that strengthens our partnership and we look forward to working together in the future,” said a Comcast spokeswoman in a separate statement. Level 3 accused Comcast in 2010 of erecting a “toll booth” by charging for the transmission of over-the-top content to Comcast broadband customers (CD Dec 1/10 p6). Level 3 said then that the demand came just days after it said it would be the main carrier for Netflix. Comcast and allies, in turn, said Level 3 was misleading the public, equating a peering dispute to a net neutrality dispute. A Level 3 spokesman declined to comment further. As paid peering agreements multiply between last-mile ISPs and companies like Level 3 that handle delivery of content to the broadband-service providers, some expect more disagreements (CD June 21 p1).