Verizon may have some intelligence after all

Last I knew Verizon was still a fan of a tiered-internet. On the other hand they’re now saying at least when it comes to blocking copyrighted materials they wont tier things.
Their VP of PR specifically has said, “We generally are reluctant to get into the business of examining content that flows across our networks and taking some action as a result of that content.”
I’m not sure how they can say that and at the same time be for a tiered internet. Unless they envision that as discriminating against traffic by source and destination only and not content? But some of the other quotes in the NYT article make it seem like Verizon may be moving more towards accepting that they’re in the business of selling pipes and the more and fatter pipes customers want because of a thriving internet means more business for them.