“Give me a reduced rate and I’ll download my movies in non peak hours.”
Nah, they’ll just cut you off after 50GB/month, and let NetFlix worry about it. That’s NetFlix’s weak point, they don’t control delivery.
You set me off on a search of who owns the delivery systems.
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/who-owns-internet1.htm
Today, several large corporations provide the routers and cable that make up the Internet backbone. These companies are upstream Internet Service Providers (ISPs). That means that anyone who wants to access the Internet must ultimately work with these companies, which include:
UUNET
Level 3
Verizon
AT&T
Qwest
Sprint
IBM