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by jsz0 4433 days ago
> Can anyone think of any advantages to a non-neutral internet?

It would give ISPs an incentive to spend the large sums of money required to upgrade their networks/infrastructure to offer significantly faster Internet speeds. I very much doubt that any amount of legislation/regulation is going to force ISPs into it otherwise.

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How is it going to give them such incentive? If any, I think it will give them more incentive NOT to do so.

Why would they upgrade the infrastructure if they can just rise the prices until the demand for higher speeds either dies down or is enough at that higher price point that it will be cost-effective?