Comcast Roundup: Level 3 price dispute becomes focus, ensnaring NetFlix, and More

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DEFINITE READS

• Comcast Puts Tollbooth on Net Video, Says Backbone Provider [Epicenter: Wired] Colorado-based online video streaming service Level 3, which has NetFlix as a primary client, accuses Comcast of charging unfair rates. Comcast says it’s a standard rate negotiation.
• 10 Facts About Peering, Comcast and Level 3 [Comcast blog]
• What The Comcast/Level 3 Fracas Is Really About: Money [Tech Crunch]

More on the Level 3 dispute, another profile of anointed Comcast lead of NBC Universal Stephen Burke and more.

MIGHT BE OF INTEREST

• Comcast, Level 3, Netflix, the FCC: Busy week for neutrality debate [Philadelphia Business Journal] — Broader context.
• Why Does Everyone Hate Comcast? [Gigaom] — Offering a timeline of net neutrality criticisms, leading to Level 3 allegations
• Netflix Partner Says Comcast ‘Toll’ Threatens Online Video Delivery [Media Decoder: New York Times]
• FCC looks into Level 3-Comcast spat over online video [Post Tech: Washington Post] — As the FCC announces plans to move back into the net neutrality debate.
• Meet the Un-Mogul Reinventing TV [Advertising Age] — “Steve Burke Will Decide What You See and How You’ll See It — and Change the Ad Model in the Process” H/T Philly Tech News

WORTH NOTING

• Comcast outage hits Boston, East Coast cities [PC World ] — “Comcast’s cable Internet service on the U.S. east coast was hit with problems late Sunday that left many users unable to access the Internet.” H/T PTN
• Comcast Seeks Suspension Of Dish Arbitration Order Against Three RSNs [Multichannel News]
• How Internet Peering works [Comcast blog] — Watch the video below.

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