Netflix doesn't send data over Comcast's network directly. They connect to... was it Cogent? And then Cogent pays Comcast to send that data to Comcast customers. So, Comcast customers pay Comcast for the connection, and Cogent pays Comcast to deliver the data, but Comcast also wants Netflix to pay them to deliver their data.
> Netflix doesn't send data over Comcast's network directly.
According to reports they do.
> They connect to... was it Cogent?
Cogent is one of their IP transit providers, but they have a lot of others as well.
> So, Comcast customers pay Comcast for the connection, and Cogent pays Comcast to deliver the data, but Comcast also wants Netflix to pay them to deliver their data.
I do not believe it's a matter of also. Comcast wants either Cogent or one of Netflix' IP transit providers to pay them or Netflix to pay them directly for any direct connects.
Both do not have to pay. Comcast is fine with either or paying, as long as somebody is paying them.
It's wholly another question if it is reasonable for Comcast to get any payment at all...
