Reply to post: Re: Get it right

Net neutrality protestors slam the brakes on their OWN websites

Marcelo Rodrigues

Re: Get it right

"I take it you disagree with the previous post. Do you have some kind of argument that you're holding back?"

Yes, I do have.

We pay the ISP, for the use of their network to reach the Internet. WE pay for the right to DOWNLOAD and UPLOAD bits. And the price paid was set by the ISP.

Netflix charges US for the right to watch the shows. Netflix buys/rents/whatever the shows, in order to serve them to us.

Netflix, also, buys some form of connection, to UPLOAD/DOWNLOAD bits from the Internet. It is paid for.

And, now, my ISP wants Netflix to pay AGAIN? It is already paid for! In both ends!

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