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Re:Google Public Policy Blog: A joint policy proposal for an... by nanairo on Monday August 09, 2010 @02:43PM (#1588921)
Wouldn't that be really easy to dodge? Something like iPlayer or Hulu integrated with your TV: is that internet or TV?

What if you can get the news from a website, or its app? The app "just happens to use IP for the packets".

Re:Google Public Policy Blog: A joint policy proposal for an... by ismarc on Monday August 09, 2010 @04:03PM (#1589173)
You're confusing terms that are independent of what's actually being discussed. If it is Internet based, it's Internet service and prioritized with all other Internet traffic. If it's traffic that does not go over the internet, but instead through another infrastructure (such as a public switched telephone network, or a local multi-cast network for TV service) it gets prioritized however is deemed appropriate. Just because you watch it on your TV doesn't make it separate from Internet service.
Re:Google Public Policy Blog: A joint policy proposal for an... by nanairo on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @05:48AM (#1590993)
No, sorry. The point made was that a lot of communication is being moved using TCP/IP. So they use the same infrastructure.
Re:Google Public Policy Blog: A joint policy proposal for an... by lagubya on Tuesday August 10, 2010 @06:36AM (#1591072)
Right. What if Youtube and Hulu start bundling their services as part of Verizon's TV service and thus enjoy higher QoS than other video startups?

Thats a loophole now.