So you're ok with Comcast charging you for 300gb of data and then extorting Netflix to pay them again for data you're already paying for? That doesn't seem right. You can download 300gb of porn for free or torrent 300gb of movies but Netflix has to pay? Well you can for now until Comcast decides to throttle any video until you upgrade to their $100 tier. Despite paying for 300gb of access.
You OK with them charging you more for YouTube access, Facebook all the while using the lines taxpayers helped put in the ground and while enjoying virtually no real competition in many areas?
I'm not. They don't operate in a free market and as such shouldn't be allowed the same freedom. They should not be allowed to limit YouTube to 500k when you're paying for and getting 50mb everywhere else. Especially when you vpn into YouTube or Netflix and get full speed.
They are a utility and should be treated as such. End of story.
Internet access is NOT a public utility.
Tell me, what consumer product can you buy where you do not pay more when your quantity used is more?
Lets take an automobile....
Let's say I have a Toyota Corrola and you have an Ford F-250....My fuel tank holds 14 gallons . Yours holds 27. Should we both pay the same amount for a full tank of gas?
After all, according to your logic, a tank ( access to the internet) is a tank..
We pay for speed in MBPS. NOT the amount of bandwidth we consume.
The landscape is changing because of IP tv and other services ISP's simply wish to capitalize on the use of their systems. Heavy users of bandwidth consume far more than regular web surfers and home based workers( Toyota Corrola's) who are not using video streaming and graphics heavy products( Ford F-250's).
If the ISP's and providers are prohibited by government regulations from pricing their product, the result will not be good for anyone.