[Zebodog]

Originally posted by shamrock_uk: quote: Originally posted by Bungleau: I didn't get that the issue was whether or not people would be able to see your content. What I understood was that they were considering offering services to their customers such that they provided a faster pipe to their sites than they would to other sites. So it wasn't a question of visibility, but of speed of access.

I think visibility is simply the flip side of the coin.

Prioritising content according to the wishes of the infrastructure provider is the first enabling step towards the possibility of denial of service.

If we consider Ironworks and an imaginary competitor Steelworks. Lets say AT&T decide that Steelworks should have priority because they have the cash to pay a premium, so they ensure that packets to/from Steelworks take priority and travel at a faster speed. [/QUOTE]Isn't that called free enterprise? When ordering products on-line, you have the option to pay more for premium or rush shipping, right? What's the difference?