[opendtv] Re: News: Netflix Partner Says Comcast 'Toll' Threatens Onli
- From: dan.grimes@xxxxxxxx
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 13:38:34 -0800
Bert Wrote:
"Maybe now "someone" will understand that the congloms aren't the whole
problem here. This is the example, in fact, the congloms don't figure at
all. It's Netflix and its Internet sourcing partner, Level 3
Communications, vs an ISP (in this case, Comcast, but other ISPs are sure
to follow)."
But with Comcast buying NBC Universal, aren't they now a media
conglomerate?
I can understand Comcast wanting to upgrade their networking to accommodate
an increase in data for video streaming such as that coming from Level 3,
but if Cox Communications does the same, I'll be dropping their broadband
service immediately. If an ISP is going to demand fees for including data
from a particular source, they cannot be net-neutral, no matter what their
PR people are saying. This is pure blackmail by my definition.
I hope the ISP customers exercise their power and show Comcast that they
won't put up with an ISP that discriminates data beyond that requested by
the customer.
Dan
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