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The cost of providing an internet connection is primarily about: 1. Peak bandwidth usage 2. The cost of building (and maintaining, see above) the cables Kill
by Nullabillity 8y ago
The cost of providing an internet connection is primarily about:
1. Peak bandwidth usage
2. The cost of building (and maintaining, see above) the cables
Killing net neutrality helps with neither of those, so any significant cost reductions (if there are any) will come from bribes from content providers. And guess who'll end up paying for those...
- drusepth 8y agoCan you explain who you're implying? If it's other customers, I'm completely okay with subsidizing people who couldn't otherwise afford internet. Whether it's my cost going up or the quality of my service going down, that seems reasonable; I can always buy a higher tier of service if I need it.
- boomboomsubban 8y agoOffering a plan that only gives access to a few sites isn't dramatically cheaper for the ISP than offering full access. So the primary way the ISPs would offer a Netflix only deal for cheaper is if Netflix paid them to do so, leading Netflix to cost more or offer worse content.