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Google, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon should just start charging ISPs a per user fee to similar to how cable channels work. If ISPs don't pay, they should displ
by adrr 9y ago
Google, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon should just start charging ISPs a per user fee to similar to how cable channels work. If ISPs don't pay, they should display ISP's phone number and ask the customer to call their local ISP and demand access. Content is king even in you have a monopoly on distribution .
- rsynnott 9y agoIn practice, it's not, primarily, these companies (with the possible exception of Netflix) who are going to be hurt by this. They're too important; if ISPs try to traffic-shape Facebook noticeably their users will revolt. It'll be smaller companies and startups.
- ams6110 9y agoSmall companies and startups will not be big enough to have any impact. It will be more expensive to keep track of them than they are worth. And most startups are cloud-based now. They will just pay Amazon or Google for whatever bandwidth they need.
- komali2 9y agoNetflix already went to battle with Comcast and lost. Both parties were saying one should pay the other, in the end Netflix paid Comcast.