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How would Net Neutrality help here? Comcast wasn't throttling Netflix vs. other content, they were refusing to build bigger pipes to Cogent.

• wmf 13y ago
  It looks like Comcast was refusing to upgrade specifically to hurt Netflix, which falls under the sprit of net neutrality if not the letter.
  • jasomill 13y ago
    Equivalently, they were refusing to upgrade specifically to help Netflix.
    • wmf 13y ago
      Comcast customers are paying for uncongested paths to the whole Internet, not just 70% of it.
      • twoodfin 13y ago
        Does that include the Galapagos islands or a server in someone's garage that gets slashdotted? You can't really guarantee uncongested paths at all times to the "whole Internet".
  • ghshephard 13y ago
    Net Neutrality requires that you treat all traffic the same, regardless of source/destination - it certainly doesn't require that you create larger connections without being paid for them. And, let's face it - anybody who has ever used Cogent for transit (usually at 1/3 to 1/10th the cost of other providers) knew what they were getting into.
    • wmf 13y ago
      I don't think Cogent's cheapness has much to do with it. When Netflix was using Tata, Comcast refused to upgrade their Tata links. When Netflix used Level 3, Comcast found a way to create congestion there.