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Does Google Really Want Net Neutrality?
readwriteweb.com - 12/15/2008
Does Google Really Want Net Neutrality?
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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal today, Google has approached major broadband providers in an attempt to get a "fast lane" for its content over the Internet. If true, the Father of the Internet, Vint Cerf may be reconsidering his views on net neutrality given his statement of ...
Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web
online.wsj.com - 12/15/2008
Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web
— online.wsj.com — VISHESH KUMAR and CHRISTOPHER RHOADS The celebrated openness of the Internet -- network providers are not supposed... to give preferential treatment to any traffic -- is quietly losing powerful defenders. Google Inc. has approached major cable and phone ... (more) Google Wants Its Own Fast Track on the Web

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gigaom.com - 12/15/2008
Google Turns Its Back on Network Neutrality [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — The Wall Street Journal reports that Google, long a network neutrality champion, is looking to cut deals... with broadband providers — both cable and phone companies — to get faster access for its own content. The Journal claims it has seen documents ... (more) Google Turns Its Back on Network Neutrality [GigaOM]

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bennett.com - 12/15/2008
Google Gambles in Casablanca
— bennett.com — I'm shocked. Google has been caught red-handed negotiating deals with ISPs to host servers inside the building,... just like Akamai does. The semi-technical press thinks this is some sort of a game-changing event: The celebrated openness of the Internet ... (more) Google Gambles in Casablanca

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The Wall Street Journal Fly in Google's Net Neutrality Ointment
Google Watch — ... The story also suggests Google and other bandwidth mongers are trying to gain me, first status in networks. In short, the rich get richer. ...

Google, the Wall Street Journal, net neutrality, and you
Obsessable News Feed — ... [DSLreports] Does Google Really Want Net Neutrality? [ReadWriteWeb] ...

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