Right after Jeff Pulver suggested to Google that they stand up to the likes of BellSouth and Verizon with their plans to create a tiered Internet, Networking Pipeline is reporting that Google has no intention of paying these “tolls”. In an email to Networking Pipeline’s Paul Kapustka, Google’s Barry Schnitt said:

Google is not discussing sharing of the costs of broadband networks with any carrier. We believe consumers are already paying to support broadband access to the Internet through subscription fees and, as a result, consumers should have the freedom to use this connection without limitations.”