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> Why should we subsidize those who download tens or hundreds of TBs? Why should those who download tens or hundreds of TBs subsidize the rest of the people?
by Const-me 6y ago
> Why should we subsidize those who download tens or hundreds of TBs?
Why should those who download tens or hundreds of TBs subsidize the rest of the people?
End-user equipment, underground cables, and ISP's routers ports are the same regardless on the bandwidth. Construction work is expensive, you need American people to lay cables in American soil, can't outsource to India.
Compared to these costs, bandwidth is borderline free, even in the long run.