If the prospect of a two-tiered Internet system proves to enhance the quality of service of certain traffic for a fee, Google plans to hammer those abusers with antitrust actions. July Fourth fireworks won't be limited to pyrotechnic explosions in the sky. Google put the likes of AT&T on notice that the bill approved by the US Senate Commerce Committee should not be construed as a license to abuse its provisions. A Reuters A potential hedge against such actions, the "network neutrality" argument backed by Google and other major Internet companies, did not make it out of committee. Though legislators attempted to measures to the telecom legislation to preserve net neutrality, those were rejected. Streaming video, and television, have become a big focus for Internet companies, telecoms, and cable providers. All wish to deliver video and TV content to their users who spend more time in front of a computer than a television. Rising broadband acceptance in the United States has led more people to seek out rich media content. Though the technology to deliver that content has matured greatly, the ways everyone can profit from its delivery, without hoarding those profits, have not been developed nearly as well. Add to Del.icio.us | Digg | Yahoo! My Web | Furl Bookmark murdok: David Utter is a staff writer for murdok covering technology and business.
Google Threatens Telcos With Antitrust Action
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