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Re:Three Companies Impersonated Millions to Influence Intern... by callalex on Sunday May 14, 2023 @02:20AM (#35935759)
Internet traffic is not “pushed” onto ISPs. The paying customers of ISPs request data from providers, and they pay those ISPs to receive and deliver that traffic.
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Re:Three Companies Impersonated Millions to Influence Intern... by fwlr on Sunday May 14, 2023 @03:14AM (#35936028)
“If 15% of all internet traffic is requested from you by the paying customers of ISPs, you’re going to end up peering with the ISPs”
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