Comcast charges me, the customer, for Internet access. This means access to any network that's present in a meet-me room. That's how the Internet works - each p

Comcast charges me, the customer, for Internet access. This means access to any network that's present in a meet-me room. That's how the Internet works - each participant pays their share for getting to the exchange. Comcast knew this when they got into the ISP business. Then, suddenly, they are complaining that the customers that already bought their service, want to use the service they paid for. The only reason they can get away with this is that they have an effective monopoly. Rent seeking monopoly middle men will squeeze both ends of the connection until the monopoly is busted.