Google: No Verizon Deal, We Support 'Open Internet' [View All]

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Source: Huffington Post

08/05/10 11:55:10

Google responded on Thursday to a New York Times story alleging that it was teaming up with Verizon on a deal "that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to Internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege."

Check out the tweet below:

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NEWS BROKEN ON TWITTER VIA @GOOGLEPUBLICPOLICY...
@NYTimes is wrong. We've not had any convos with VZN about paying for carriage of our traffic. We remain committed to an open internet.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/t/google-no-verizon-deal-we_20393606477.html

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Google: We still back Net neutrality

By Sharon Gaudin
August 5, 2010 01:50 PM ET

Computerworld - Google today denied reports that it is in talks with Verizon for a deal that could undermine Net neutrality.

According to reports in today's Wall Street Journal and The New York Times Google and Verizon, both major online players, are close to finalizing an agreement that would have Verizon speeding some online content more quickly than other content if the content's creators pay for it. YouTube, which is owned by Google, could greatly benefit by having its bandwidth weighty videos get priority treatment.

Google, however, told Computerworld this morning that there is no basis to the reports.

"The New York Times is quite simply wrong," wrote Mistique Cano, a Google spokesman, in an e-mail. "We have not had any conversations with Verizon about paying for carriage of Google traffic. We remain as committed as we always have been to an open Internet."

Full article: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180192/Google_We_still_back_Net_neutrality