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Verizon Executive Calls for End to Google's 'Free Lunch'

Arshad Mohammed writes in The Washington Post:

A Verizon Communications Inc. executive yesterday accused Google Inc. of freeloading for gaining access to people's homes using a network of lines and cables the phone company spent billions of dollars to build.

The comments by John Thorne, a Verizon senior vice president and deputy general counsel, came as lawmakers prepared to debate legislation that could let phone and cable companies charge Internet firms additional fees for using their high-speed lines.

posted by Fergie @ 2/07/2006 06:11:00 AM