Panelists Debate Paid Peering, Net Neutrality at California Broadband Summit

Broadband industry groups challenged the rules in court last week.

Panelists Debate Paid Peering, Net Neutrality at California Broadband Summit
Photo from left: Barbara van Schewick, president of Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet and Society; Sarah Lai Stirland, multimedia journalist; and Geoffrey Manne, president and founder of the International Center for Law and Economics

SACRAMENTO, June 7, 2024 – Panelists at the California Broadband Summit on Wednesday debated whether paid peering agreements should be targeted by federal net neutrality rules.

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Peering agreements involve providers of content or other popular services connecting directly to broadband provider networks, bypassing usual third-party content delivery networks. These are common, and usually neither party pays the other for the privilege, but Netflix paid Comcast a fee as part of a "paid peering" agreement in 2014.

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