Could make the argument the other way too though. If these companies bought bandwidth from for profit companies like Level3 who charge them an arm and a leg, th

Could make the argument the other way too though. If these companies bought bandwidth from for profit companies like Level3 who charge them an arm and a leg, then it’d be the final consumer who’d be paying the costs. By having their own pipes they can distribute content at cost and only charge for the value add.