. ▁As ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁F CC ▁has ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁just ification , ▁but ▁avoided ▁the ▁more ▁extensive ▁reg ulation ▁required ▁by ▁the ▁common ▁car rier ▁framework . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Net fli x ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁Level ▁ 3 ▁Communic ations ▁to ▁carry ▁its ▁data . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁Level ▁ 3 ▁entered ▁a ▁he ated ▁dispute ▁concerning ▁whether ▁Level ▁ 3 ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁Com cast ▁to ▁bridge ▁their ▁respective ▁networks , ▁in ▁an ▁agreement ▁known ▁as ▁pe ering . ▁The ▁disag re ement ▁continued ▁as ▁Net fli x ' s ▁current ▁car rier , ▁C og ent ▁Communic ations , ▁explicitly ▁placed ▁bl ame ▁for ▁Net fli x ▁bott l ene cks ▁on ▁Com cast ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁I SP s . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁after ▁rum ors ▁sur fac ed ▁that ▁Com cast ▁and ▁Net fli x ▁had ▁reached ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁agreement , ▁the ▁companies ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Net fli x ▁was ▁pay ing ▁Com cast ▁to ▁connect ▁to ▁its ▁network . ▁The ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁agreement ▁are ▁not ▁public , ▁and ▁spec ulation ▁disag rees ▁about ▁whether ▁the ▁agreement ▁is ▁a ▁preced ent ▁against ▁net ▁neutral ity , ▁or ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁normal ▁pe ering ▁agre ements . ▁ ▁Land ▁line ▁tele phone ▁X fin ity ▁Vo ice ▁( former ly ▁Com cast ▁Digital ▁Vo ice ) ▁is ▁a ▁land line ▁tele phone ▁service ▁that ▁was