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We should consider the possibility that non-neutral arrangements will take the form of discounts, not price increases. This is analogous to the fact that Amazo
by mwsherman 12y ago
We should consider the possibility that non-neutral arrangements will take the form of discounts, not price increases.
This is analogous to the fact that Amazon, WalMart et al can negotiate better shipping rates with Fedex, USPS et al, and can in turn offer free or cheap shipping to the end user.
This is also cheap for T-Mobile. Streaming music is not a zero impact on bandwidth, but (say) a 256K stream is small on (say) a 5mb/s connection. And like most consumer bandwidth, it assumes that most people won’t use it, most of the time.