They already throttle, to some extent. Bandwidth and speed caps, which may or may not apply to a Verizon-owned Netflix. Then things like preferential QoS come i

They already throttle, to some extent. Bandwidth and speed caps, which may or may not apply to a Verizon-owned Netflix. Then things like preferential QoS come into the picture. Also see the peripheral dispute between Level3 and Comcast, due to the bandwidth imposed by Netflix. I reckon things will get worse before they get better as more people start cutting all cords except for the Internet. I don't need phone service, I don't need TV. But I need the Internet. I would prefer if my ISP were simply an ISP (then it could compete solely on the merits ISPs should be judged by), but I will not tolerate it if they try to interfere with my access by squeezing more dollars out of me for services I'd rather get elsewhere.