Pay Up! – Telefonica tells Google, et al
p2pnet view Off Topic:-The Spanish arm of telecom operator Telefonica wants to charge the likes Google and Yahoo for using its network.
The company, which has just received European Commission approval to buy German ISP Hansenet, figures Google, et al, “use a lot of network bandwidth for free, something which was good for them but not for Telefonica,” says the Associated Press.
Telefonica president Cesar Alierta (right) “says his company, which operates in Spain and across Latin America, provides the network, product sale, customer care, installation and maintenance to search engine companies that profit from using them,” according to the story.
Things have to change, he declared.
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European Commission approval – Hansenet, Telefónica O2 merger, January 29, 2010
Associated Press – Spain’s Telefonica considers charging Google, Yahoo, February 8, 2010
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February 10th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Someone should calm down Telefonica right away, this is an unacceptable strike against net neutrality. Besides, consumers already paid for all the stuff Telefonica president Cesar Alierta mentioned, so websites do NOT have to pay anything.