[opendtv] Re: News: Netflix Partner Says Comcast 'Toll' Threatens Online Video Delivery
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:49:55 -0600
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).
As long as you're dependent on an umbillical, you can expect this to happen.
On the other hand, there's no question that these Internet TV sites will be
creating a lot of extra demand for bandwidth from ISP networks. And there's no
question that the money for the upgrades has to come from somewhere. So we can
expect these shenanigans to happen more frequently, as Internet TV becomes
popular.
Objectively speaking, Netflix will be saving lots of money if they don't need
to mail out DVDs anymore. But there is nothing written on any Tablet that says
the IP streaming alternative comes for free, either.
It will be interesting to see whether the FCC gets involved, using "net
neutrality" and Title II regulation as their stick. But even they can't mandate
that ISPs grow money on trees. The result will no doubt be, either higher
Netflix fees, or higher ISP fees, or both, no matter what the FCC does.
Bert
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways:
- Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at
FreeLists.org
- By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word
unsubscribe in the subject line.
Other related posts:
