It should be made clear that this problem does not necessarily exist outside the US. Here in the UK, I'd say that we have healthy competition in the ISP industr

It should be made clear that this problem does not necessarily exist outside the US. Here in the UK, I'd say that we have healthy competition in the ISP industry, due to a sensible regulatory system. ISPs have a variety of different pricing models here. If you want to fix the problem, look at what's happening outside the US.