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They sell the upstream to hosting providers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peering

• dpark 15y ago
  I don't see how this is relevant. If Comcast were to sell this (or an equivalent device), they'd keep all the traffic within their own network.
  • sek 15y ago
    When you have a peering contract, you offer your own network. Every bit not used is so valuable for cable providers, we consumers forget that because we all have flatrates.
    • dpark 15y ago
      I don't see how this is valuable. By definition a peering contract is not staying inside Comcast's network. The bandwidth for this (if Comcast were selling it) would stay entirely within the network, where it's not significantly competing with peered traffic. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you're suggesting.