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Definition: access tiering


Giving network bandwidth priority to websites that pay for quality of service (QoS). Websites owned by, in partnership with, or that have paid a premium to the ISP would receive a higher traffic priority. Their content would ride faster over the ISP's last mile to the subscriber. See ISP and QoS.