But if it is a zero-sum game, 'crime by omission' may be as bad as 'commission' of throttling. So the question is: is it a zero-sum game? If Paying Company A pa

But if it is a zero-sum game, 'crime by omission' may be as bad as 'commission' of throttling. So the question is: is it a zero-sum game? If Paying Company A pays for more bandwidth, are they doing so at the cost of revenues for competing nonpaying company, say Nonpaying Company B? In a sense, yes, because then, users are likely switch from the Nonpaying Company B to Paying Company A (whose product/service is superior by being on the 'paid fast lane'). So though it is not directly a zero-sum game, in terms of customers and revenue, it has the potential to be an indirect zero-sum game.