If it not Verizon's responsibility to provide a internet connection, to the internet, then what exactly are their internet service customers paying for. Also,

If it not Verizon's responsibility to provide a internet connection, to the internet, then what exactly are their internet service customers paying for. Also, I find it interesting that netflix charges ~10-15 bucks a month, while the average internet only service plan in the 40-50$ range per month. This is a guess, but I would also say there are more Comcast/Verizon/Time Warner customers than netflix customers. The amount of money these large service providers rake in must be an order of magnitude higher than Netflix. To me, this money that the big ISP's are trying to get from Netflix looks like some sort of fee applied for forcing them to actually provide the service they promise to their customers.