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| reply to sjgmoney
Re: Ignorant post He's right to complain, but you'll notice he didn't say what they are doing is "wrong". There's no neutrality problems, since the control is being exercised at the end of the network, not the network itself. ISPs don't have to pay if they don't want to, ESPN isn't strong-arming anyone.
It is a bad thing for consumers though. We're paying 5 cents more per month, even if we don't use ESPN360. If every website followed ESPN's lead, the web you could access would look very fragmented. Your wireless ISP isn't paying Wikipedia's toll? Sucks to be you! Also, it gives ISPs an excuse to implement their own un-neutral charges. They'll charge their customers 1 cent per visit to ESPN360, next they'll be saying an extra $5 per month to visit Youtube. It might seem fair, but the cumulative effect is a crippled internet experience for everyone. |
