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re: Net Neutrality - Layman's Terms
Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:40 am to Korkstand
Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:40 am to Korkstand
So even though Netflix at any given time can account for over a third of all Internet traffic, ISP's should be required to deal with them as if they're a small site like TD? Where is the incentive for an ISP to invest in improving its infrastructure if a third of that infrastructure is supporting companies that take away their cable/IPTV business? I don't won't a tiered system of Internet access options either, but IMO an ideal solution is somewhere in the middle. I realize this opinion is at odds with what 99% of people that post on forums believe and am prepared to be demonized 
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Posted on 7/22/14 at 11:52 am to jbond
quote:If they can deal with Netflix traffic as they see fit, what is the threshold for dealing with individual websites? What are the criteria? Should ISPs just be able to decide who lives and dies?
So even though Netflix at any given time can account for over a third of all Internet traffic, ISP's should be required to deal with them as if they're a small site like TD?
quote:Ah, yes, where is the incentive to compete if all you have to do is flip a switch?
Where is the incentive for an ISP to invest in improving its infrastructure if a third of that infrastructure is supporting companies that take away their cable/IPTV business?
quote:Somewhere in the middle of what? Net Neutrality regulations are "somewhere in the middle", with the extremes being allow ISPs to do as they wish on one end, and classifying ISPs as common carriers on the other.
I don't won't a tiered system of Internet access options either, but IMO an ideal solution is somewhere in the middle.
Posted on 7/22/14 at 12:21 pm to jbond
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So even though Netflix at any given time can account for over a third of all Internet traffic, ISP's should be required to deal with them as if they're a small site like TD?
Why does it matter what data ISP customers access? It doesn't cost the ISP more whether the data coming across is 00110011 or 11001100, what costs them more is the volume and velocity of the data, and that is what they charge their customer, the data consumer, for.
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Where is the incentive for an ISP to invest in improving its infrastructure
Because they can charge THEIR customers more to access more data. NetFlix is NOT Verizon's customer. Verizon's customer is the one choosing to access NetFlix, if that causes Verizon problems, then Verizon should take it up with THEIR customer.
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