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The FCC is planning new net neutrality rules. And they could enshrine pay-for-play. - The Washington Post
- Subject: The FCC is planning new net neutrality rules. And they could enshrine pay-for-play. - The Washington Post
- From: lowen at pari.edu (Lamar Owen)
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 14:34:03 -0400
- In-reply-to: <[email protected]>
- References: <[email protected]>
On 04/28/2014 02:23 PM, Jack Bates wrote:
> On 4/28/2014 12:05 PM, Lamar Owen wrote:
>>
>> Now, I can either think of it as double dipping, or I can think of it
>> as getting a piece of the action....
>
> However, as a cable company, comcast must pay content providers for
> video. In addition, they may be losing more video subscribers due to
> netflix. In reality, Netflix is direct competition to Comcast's video
> branch.
>
>
That's exactly right. But it somehow sounds better to blame it on the
bandwidth consumed.