[quote=Brovo]
This example doesn't work for the main reason that wherever McDonalds is, there is another restaurant of comparable calibre nearby.There are many areas in the States where there is only one or two ISP's. It's a monopoly or duopoly, and nothing stops them from charging whatever they want to, except maybe a cleverly worded law suit......And at this rate, even that will be a joke.
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In a static economy that's a problem. In the states though, that's just more incentive for new companies to move in and make a better buck. Heck, we practically committed genocide over gold in the black hills, imagine what we'll do for Netflix in Wyoming.

.... ultimately what happens here is companies accounting for high bandwidth transfers are going to be accountable in *more* equitable amounts for the traffic they generate. The FCC has been falsely propping up Netflix, by preventing TimeWarner from charging them a fair rate. It's a market inefficiency. Removing these is almost always beneficial in the long run, though I can't say I'm excited for my UltraHD streaming account to get a price boost. Frankly, 'Net Neutrality' was probably complicit in the extinction of Blockbuster -- the corporations do frequently lose, after all.