WebsterMark wrote on 11/11/14 at 08:33:01:As soon as the government gets involved, they will turn into monopolies.
I don't see ISP's as being monopolies currently.
If the issue really involves the question of whether or not Netflix or Amazon or YouTube for example can pay more to run faster, then I really don't have a problem with that.
no, the issue really involves whether or not Netflix or Amazon or YouTube HAVE to pay more to RUN AT THE SAME SPEED THEY ARE NOW.
the reason the video used packages is because that's EXACTLY how the internet works, it delivers packets, and the ISPs are acting as monopolies in this situation exactly like the video describes
and yes the ISPs are monopolies now, I can't get ANYTHING but comcast for my internet, Alvin isn't a super small town, with 20,000 people in it, but there is NO AT&T, NO Verizon, NO CHOICE, I know of several people in Galveston with this same problem, they can get slow DSL or Comcast, not high speed DSL, and there are several MILLION people who can barely get internet at all because there is no competition to drive ISPs to serve underserved areas.
even Europe, as socialist as they are, has MORE competition for ISPs than we do, you don't see anything weird about that?