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Giant international carrier Orange (FTE) boasts Google (GOOG) is paying it to offset the cost of...

  • Sunday, January 20, 3:01 PM ET
    Giant international carrier Orange (FTE) boasts Google (GOOG) is paying it to offset the cost of delivering Google's services to mobile subscribers. CEO Stephane Richard doesn't disclose exactly how much Google, which accounts for a giant chunk of mobile traffic just via YouTube, is paying, though he says the figure isn't in the "hundreds of millions." GigaOm's David Meyer isn't happy with Google's behavior, both due to the net neutrality implications and the precedent it could set for others. Might some carriers ask Netflix or Facebook to pay them as well?
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    Net neutrality should not be another term for forced egalitarianism.
    20 Jan, 04:47 PM Reply Like
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    Net neutrality should not apply to the companies whose business model is based on increasing traffic....
    22 Jan, 02:48 AM Reply Like
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