Vincent Teissier on internet infrastructure
From INTERVIEW DE VINCENT TEISSIER, COGENT · · Arcep
“An internet transit operator is primarily a telecommunications operator that runs a fiber optic network, usually global, whose role is to interconnect with many networks to provide internet connectivity to its clients.”
On , Vincent Teissier, Director of Business Development at COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HLDGS, spoke about internet infrastructure during INTERVIEW DE VINCENT TEISSIER, COGENT on Arcep.
About Vincent Teissier
In a September 2010 interview, Vincent Teissier, Director of Business Development at Cogent, discussed net neutrality from the perspective of an internet transit operator. He described transit operators as telecommunications companies that run global fiber optic networks and interconnect with many networks to provide internet connectivity to clients such as internet service providers and content providers. Teissier stated that for transit operators, net neutrality concerns traffic flows and ensuring that traffic moves without restrictions between end users and online content platforms, respecting users' free choice. Teissier said that some historic European internet access providers face a dilemma of declining traditional revenue and the need to invest in networks, and that some intentionally degrade the quality of their internet access services to push users toward their own content platforms. He argued that this raises economic questions about global competitiveness and risks excluding competition in online applications and content markets. Teissier called on public authorities to establish clear rules on net neutrality, particularly regarding interconnection between historic access operators and internet transit operators, and suggested that if current legislation is insufficient, the regulator should specify interconnection modalities to prevent competition distortion or dominant positions.