| Video content migrating to IP Part of this hot dilemma is that video content is migrating to IP - service providers have enjoyed milking TV profits since consumers are forced to bundle in expensive channels they don't want. Its not all the service provider's fault either, the broadcasting companies are tyrannical and are not afraid to use their own media delivery to bash their potential video serve provider partners.
That being said, we now realize that on-demand content that is free (advertising model), or on-demand content that is paid for is our future, the Internet service providers will see an increased use of bandwidth and a diminished ability to exact profits by monopoly and duopoly.
To be sure, the net neutrality debate is misguided. The term itself covers many topics that are better discussed separately. One is almost forced to be opposed to all or agree with all issues within net-neutrality. Time Warner attempted to impose unimaginably restrictive caps, possibly if they opened up the caps to something reasonable, people may not have reacted as they did.
Ultimately bandwidth usage will increase and there must be some kind of burden on the parties who are making the most profit to share the cost of providing bigger broadband pipes. In the background, the service providers and content providers are waging a sneaky war and delicately trying to avoid stepping on the consumer as they do so.
Consumers who use the most should be paying the most, but after we've all been abused by cell phone providers, I cannot forsee people accepting overage fees and restrictive caps |
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| for the love of god people stop saying you are willing to accept a cap if it is reasonable. There is no need other than greed for caps |
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 jsz0Premium
join:2008-01-23
Jewett City, CT | Well, they are for-profit companies. |
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