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This gives precedence and license to Comcast and Verizon to play more games. To think it won't greatly change their power and pricing behind the line is naive.
by drawkbox 13y ago
This gives precedence and license to Comcast and Verizon to play more games. To think it won't greatly change their power and pricing behind the line is naive. This is just the beginning. It isn't about better service, it is about extortion.
Immediately after the Sept. ruling these Cogent connections seemingly started to downgrade in unison: http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/this-hilarious-graph-of-netflix-speeds-shows-the-importance-of-net-neutrality/ http://knowmore.washingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/this-hilarious... They aren't providing faster service, they are providing the service levels they took away, the extortion is to get back to normal levels.
Netflix just made extortion part of the game behind the consumer line (of course Verizon and Comcast want that but Netflix just made their future much more murky). This will hit consumers in 2-3 years for sure. Tell me I am being hyperbolic in a year or two when your broadband/content services just doubled... in cost, while not doubling in speed or service. This also coincides with a Netflix rise in rates as proof already.