[CAnet - news] AT&T Sets Up Internet Tollbooths

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[Excerpts from Lightreading article. Once again another reason we need to
rethink last architecture and ownership --BSA]

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=90256&WT.svl=news1_2

AT&T Sets Up Internet Tollbooths
As it grows in size and scope, AT&T Inc. says it will also be among those
carriers building tollbooths for its last-mile broadband networks.

The telco giant's product development and sales teams are now busy designing
"packet prioritization" products for sale to content providers that depend
on AT&T last-mile networks to deliver services to consumers. Such products
reserve a "fast lane" on AT&T's networks for the safe and speedy transit of
traffic from whichever company is paying the toll.


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