That requires a rather short view of history. Comcast was refusing to upgrade its transit links because it's been in dispute with Cogent over the terms of their

That requires a rather short view of history. Comcast was refusing to upgrade its transit links because it's been in dispute with Cogent over the terms of their peering. Verizon, likewise, has been in dispute with Cogent over similar terms. Cogent has been in disputes with a bunch of other people over the past 15 years or so, as well, over more or less the same thing. This is not new or unique to Netflix. Netflix is just the most visible casualty because their total traffic load is such a substantial chunk of the total.