Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Norwegian teclo to broadcaster: pay up or we throttle your packets
Eirikso sez, "In June 2006 NextGenTel, one of the biggest broadband providers in Norway decided to deliberately limit the bandwidth from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK). The CEO of NextGenTel, Morten Ågnes tells the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten that they will give priority to the content providers that pay for better bandwidth." Link (Thanks, Eirik!)
Update: Glyn sez, "It seems like the customers won this battle. Due to bad publicity and reactions from customers NextGenTel have removed the limit and NRK is now back on full speed in their network. What should I say? Thanks to the people contacting NextGenTel and to the blogs and media that understand how this was a serious violation to network neutrality."
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