CenturyLink Says It's Talking With Cogent About Better Peering
CenturyLink -- one of three ISPs Cogent has named as a possible litigation target -- is in talks "to explore how we can further improve our peering relationship," CenturyLink said Friday. Cogent said Thursday that it had increased legal spending…
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as it looks at going to the FCC to tackle interconnection problems with CenturyLink, Deutsche Telekom and Time Warner Cable (see 1508060048) -- interconnection problems that perhaps violate the net neutrality order. In a statement to us Friday, CenturyLink said it believes "current market-based agreements are fair to all parties and working well." The company said it "acknowledges that increasing data-driven network demands will require providers to continue to seek and maintain balanced peering arrangements. Our goal is to ensure that all network customers enjoy a consistent Internet experience. Policymakers should allow the market to continue to evolve to meet the needs of Internet users and content and service providers alike.” Neither TWC nor Deutsche Telekom commented.