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by ropiku 3111 days ago
How is it unfair ? They are in a totally different business.

ISPs are providing a service to their users: the internet. Their users pay for internet access (not just a certain subset) and they decide that they want to use the bandwidth for Youtube or Facebook. 5mbps on a "cable in the snow" is 5mbps regardless if it's coming from Youtube or Netflix or some indie company.

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I think my point is that there should be choice. If someone wants to pay for neutral 5mbps internet that is fine. If someone wants to buy a connection that is cheaper but throttles everything that isn't Amazon, that is fine too as long as they have a choice.