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Everyone is already paying for the bandwidth they use, on both ends. ISP subscribers pay their monthly subscription fee to get however much bandwidth they're a
by dublinben 12y ago
Everyone is already paying for the bandwidth they use, on both ends. ISP subscribers pay their monthly subscription fee to get however much bandwidth they're allowed. Content providers pay their (quite substantial) fees to CDN and transit providers for the bandwidth they use.
Nobody is getting a free ride here.
- JDDunn9 12y agoEvery business tries to maximize profits and minimize costs. Google has certainly done their fair share of exploiting people (e.g. knowingly selling ads for scams, stealing content from Yelp, etc.) for profit, so it's hard to feel bad for them now that they are getting squeezed.