Re: The FCC is planning new net neutrality rules. And they could enshrine pay-for-play. - The Washington Post

[Jack Bates <jbates () paradoxnetworks net>]

On 4/28/2014 12:05 PM, Lamar Owen wrote:
> Now, I can either think of it as double dipping, or I can think of it 
> as getting a piece of the action. (One of my favorite ST:TOS episodes, 
> by the way).  The network op in me thinks double-dipping; the 
> businessman in me (hey, gotta make a living, no?) thinks I need to get 
> a piece of that profit, since that profit cannot be made without my 
> last-mile network, and I'm willing to 'leverage' that if need be.  How 
> many mail-order outfits won't charge for a customer list?  Well, in 
> this case it's actual connectivity to customers, not just a customer 
> list.   The argument about traffic congestion is just a strawman, 
> disguising the real, profit-sharing, motive.

However, as a cable company, comcast must pay content providers for 
video. In addition, they may be losing more video subscribers due to 
netflix. In reality, Netflix is direct competition to Comcast's video 
branch.


Jack