Should media companies pay to carrier networks?
I read an article on theregisters which says that most ISPs such as verizon, AT & T etc are thinking of charging search engines like google, msn etc who use bandwidth of end users to make money for their business. It is indeed true .. that there are some companies who generate revenue from bandwidth of third party networks who don’t get any revenue but connect different networks together to provide bandwidth to the end user.
We will have to see if internet providers such as verizon, at & t, british telecom etc really start charging search engines for using their computer networks.
Google hasn’t given any official declaration on this issue.
Major media companies might dictae terms to the end users and create markets which suit their business interests. If the carrier networks and media companies, search engines unite, then it might not be good to the end user, who gets targeted advertising and is controlled by various moghuls as to which kind of rights he or she might get while using their services.
This is an important consideration for customers in the years to come.
What do you think about the whole issue?
