Cable operators — representatives of the industry that has spent the last several years arguing that they should be able to charge net-video providers for the right to send data to their customers — are now arguing that video companies should not be allowed to charge them for the right to send video to their customers.
"Media giants are in the early stages of becoming Internet gatekeepers by requiring broadband providers to pay for their Web-based content and services and include them as part of basic Internet access for all subscribers," an ACA press release on the issue warns. "These content providers are also preventing subscribers who are interested in the content from independently accessing it on broadband networks of providers that have refused to pay."
Cable group turns net neutrality around over ISP access fees
