It is. The biggest ISPs in the US (like Time Warner Cable and Comcast) also own media properties. Raising transactional costs for new sites is good for them. I

It is. The biggest ISPs in the US (like Time Warner Cable and Comcast) also own media properties. Raising transactional costs for new sites is good for them. It keeps the media properties more valuable, and it raises the percentage of their traffic they can monetize. Roughly the same payoff as in a non-net neutrality world.