It's funny, you know, to compare the marketing and policies of different types of ISPs. My ISP is a Cable TV provider. Of course, they've expanded beyond that,

It's funny, you know, to compare the marketing and policies of different types of ISPs. My ISP is a Cable TV provider. Of course, they've expanded beyond that, but at their heart, they offer Home Entertainment Packages for the Whole Family, and every package they offer tends to emphasize that angle, no matter what it is. Of course, a home entertainment-oriented TV provider has a conflict of interest with streaming services. Now, my ISP is quite tame in their policies, and I've never detected them opposing, discouraging, or throttling any sort of streaming audio/video service I've used. But others are not so scrupulous. On the other hand, you've got "telephone companies" who've expanded to offer every manner of service as well, including really good Internet services. Despite offering pretty much exactly the same service, albeit delivered with a different Layer 2 technology, the "phone company" ISP began as a communications provider, peer-to-peer style, and more or less remains in that role, and therefore, their attitude toward audio/video streaming should lean more on the side of "do whatever you want with your line, as long as it's legal." Of course there are other types of providers, particularly the mobile ones. In fact, I've seen mobile providers offer special unmetered or all-you-can-watch deals to specified streaming services, while capping the others. Even though, theoretically, these mobile providers are "phone companies" without skin in that game.