| is this how it works? now ----
there are various speeds and bandwith i can now subscribe to.
i pay a fee for that subscription. i use the available bandwith for what I choose.
the content i choose is hosted by someone. they pay their isp for their speed and bandwidth.
if they get what they want----
my isp as described above will charge the content owner a fee because that data has to travel over their network?
is that not why i am paying the isp? if i want that data faster/more bandwidth, don't i have to pay for a faster/bigger conection?. will the costs accured by the content i want be passed on to the user?.
my solution----
let them do what they want. as users of the telcos are hit with extra costs from google, yahoo or whoever, they will leave to companies who do not charge the content providers.
there is NO chance that all isps will do this all at the same time.(i would'nt be suprised to see some compeditors use this as ammo.) the telcos would then have to basically aquire new subs at a rate of 2 new iptv users for every lost inet customer.( the majority of tv subs are BASIC's. where i live inet costs around $40 - after all promotions , while basic cable costs between $20 -25 ). not to mention the cost of the set top boxes, the manpower involved installing them, system upgrades, ect.
in my opinion, this will be the proverbial biting the hand that feeds you. |
