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Re: Wait one said by richardpor:Any regulation the internet would crimp and investment on the internet. Goggle will clog the internet with videos. As far as I know, there's no way for Google to "clog the Internet with videos." This would assume that they are purposefully broadcasting tons of video files all over the Internet whether people wanted them or not. The reality is that Google might make tons of videos available, but it is the users who decide which videos (if any) actually traverse the Internet.
said by richardpor:I know what some of you all are going to say, but “Me and Goggle has all ready paid for the pipes”. This is true but only in part. You do not pay for the backbone but to move data on the pipes at a current bandwidth service, you did not pay for any improved and faster service. Like many companies you do not have a right to get a premium service for free. For example you can not expect to buy a hamburger and expect to get prime rib or buy a coach ticket and expect to get first class seat and service. Actually, "Me and Google" will pay for all of the bandwidth costs including any improved and faster service. Let's say Google wants to make tons of videos available, they'll pay their ISP for the bandwidth needed. That ISP buys their bandwidth from an upstream provider and so on to the top of the chain. (The "top of the chain" companies have peering arrangements as their traffic tends to even out.)
On the user end, the user pays their ISP for some bandwidth. Their ISP pays an upstream provider and so on up the chain again.
Now, if an ISP sees that their network is slowing down and/or they want to get a competitive advantage, they'll upgrade their network. Users who want this upgraded network (with the faster speeds) will likely pay more. (If they don't pay more, the upgrade is factored into normal costs of doing business just like an advertising budget.) Web companies who want faster speeds will also pay more. Sure, an infrastructure investment might not break even and become profitable overnight, but if/when it does it will be because the users paid for it. |
