NYT Vs the secret agreement
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The charges could be paid by companies, like , 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. Such an agreement could overthrow a once-sacred tenet of Internet policy known as , in which no form of content is favored over another.
NY Times reveals the secret agreement
Google and Verizon are crafting an agreement that would align one of the country’s largest wireline Internet providers with the world’s top Web company on the hot-button political issue of net neutrality. The deal – which neither party would confirm – would bring together two companies that were once vehemently divided on net neutrality, the policy supported by the Obama administration that would force all telecom carriers to treat all Web traffic equally.
Google, Verizon working on Web deal
Public Knowledge Calls Verizon-Google Deal ‘Regrettable’ | Public Knowledge
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Google-Verizon talks on net neutrality spark firestorm of criticism
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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.
Verizon, Google make net neutrality pact
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The alleged Google-Verizon deal
New york times screws up
APPLE'S FAVOURITE newspaper the New York Times appears to have wrongly stuck a knife into Google claiming that the Internet search outfit was about to betray its net neutrality stance and do a deal with Verizon.
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A Google spokesperson said in an email to Computerworld , among other sites: The NYT is quite simply wrong. We have not had any conversations with Verizon about paying for carriage of Google or YouTube traffic.
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Google Strongly Denies Verizon Tiered-Web Deal Report
In an article published yesterday, the New York Times said the two companies "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".