| While I agree that you should be able to use the bandwidth how you see fit, Verizon is just using standard CYA procedures.
Probably 75-80% of those who wish to host a personal non-commercial FTP server would be doing so to distribute warez. 2MB/s upload makes a fine dump. Before OOL decided to crack down and cap people, a few years back, lots of people who had OOL connections used them to provide dumps for IRC channels.
Anywho, as to the main topic, I fail to see how Google or any other content provider should be forced to pay tribute payments to ISPs for QoS of their content. Content providers themselves pay for bandwidth, so its not like anyone is getting a free ride, except for the consumer.
I feel bad for those who have BellSouth and are unable to switch to another high-speed carrier. One can only hope that someone with big enough guts decides to roll out their own infrastructure and bring competition to the table....and not be legislated or injunctioned out of business. |
