[alecco]

> -- residential/mobile internet service has asymmetric upload/download speeds.

> -- ISPs are suspicious of heavy uploads originating from residential homes and could be flagged as "servers" in violation of ISP's TOS or reclassified as "business tier pricing" thereby increasing the billing amount.

Yes, but ISPs would love to join with p2p to reduce their upstream bills. There are 2 problems currently. First, there is no single protocol or system so maintaining one cache box for each system is crazy (YouTube/Google, Netflix, HBO, Amazon, Hulu... all proprietary). Second, even though there could be a payoff in the long run with savings, there's no immediate payoff for setup.

This could all be solved with a standardized protocol and system. But sadly the big bodies, in particular IEEE, are a bureaucratic mess and filled with industry sponsored members.

Internet is going backwards. Something's gotta give.