• Yahoo Finance, Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:45 AM

Google is denying that it has reversed its stance on Net neutrality after a story in Monday's Wall Street Journal cited unnamed sources saying the search giant was talking to telecom and cable companies about giving Google traffic preferential treatment.

Richard Whitt, Google's Washington-based telecom and media counsel, wrote in a blog post on Monday that the Journal's report is based on a misunderstanding of the company's offer to place so-called "edge servers" within the networks of Internet service providers. Such servers store Google content that is frequently requested by consumers, such as YouTube videos, so it can be more quickly transferred.

"Google remains strongly committed to the principle of Net neutrality, and we will continue to work with policymakers in the years ahead to keep the Internet free and open," Whitt wrote on his blog.

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