FCC to Review Peering Deals as the Battle Over Internet Traffic Deepens

[rss]

FCC to Review Peering Deals as the Battle Over Internet Traffic Deepens
http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE0LzA2LzEzL2E0L0ZDQy4wMTNkYS5qcGcKcAl0aHVtYg k1NzV4MzIzIwplCWpwZw/14cb0c85/ec5/FCC.jpghttp://rack.3.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-tw-df3e816c4e85a109d6e247013aed8d66.jpg (http://twitter.com/share?via=Mashable&text=FCC+to+Review+Peering+Deals+as+the+Battle+Ove r+Internet+Traffic+Deepens&src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2014%2F06%2F13%2Ff cc-to-review-peering-deals%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_source%3Drss)htt p://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-fdab25e3700868c9621fb03b7fd07c38.jpg (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2014%2F06 %2F13%2Ffcc-to-review-peering-deals%2F%3Futm_campaign%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_cid%3DMash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_source%3Drss&src=sp)
Netflix's war of words (http://mashable.com/2014/04/24/netflix-comcast-square-off/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) on Internet service providers has scored its first victory.

The FCC (http://mashable.com/category/fcc/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) will begin looking at the network connection agreements between companies like Netflix and Verizon, a move that could mean more regulatory scrutiny over how data is sent to Internet users.

See also: FCC and Net Neutrality: What You Need to K**w (http://mashable.com/2014/05/14/what-is-net-neutrality/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


Deals in which companies make direct physical connections between networks — k**wn as interconnection or peering — have become increasingly controversial recentlyPeering agreements are a common part of how the Internet operates, allowing users and content providers to send data across numerous networks to reach a desired endpoint Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/13/fcc-to-review-peering-deals/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

More about Comcast (http://mashable.com/category/comcast/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Netflix (http://mashable.com/category/netflix/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Net Neutrality (http://mashable.com/category/net-neutrality/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Fcc (http://mashable.com/category/fcc/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Us World (http://mashable.com/us-world/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/nKii1KVrnis