Maybe someone who really understands this issue can explain how a pure Net Neutrality system would handle a Netflix decision to convert all their movies to 4K putting huge pressure on the ISPs to handle the increased bandwidth requirements for a single content provider.
Who pays for the system upgrade caused by the Netflix decision? What is the Free Market solution that preserves Net Neutrality?
Free markets are simple and the “they” are two parties the buyer and the seller. Much of the problems we see with lousy service and high prices is due to monopoly agreements between local governments and last mile providers. Your local internet provider faces no competition.
First of all, quit falling for the leftist, govt control of the internet propaganda!
Today, a company like Netflix or Googl can overwhelm the backbone and access provider with THEIR traffic. Arbitrarily they can increase the bandwidth requirements to deliver their content.
Sure, the ISP/Backbone provider can charge them more based upon the amount of traffic they generate, but with the interconnected matrix of the internet, that has ripple effects all the way from the source to the end users.
ISP have very limited ability to recover the additional costs of network upgrade to accommodate this surge in demand.
What you end up with is Netflix and Google consuming the vast majority of available BW...and worse...diminishing the prospects of delivering their content effectively.
Want TRUE HD video over the internet? Only by allowing the content provider to pay extra for that complex and expensive upgrade will you see it delivered effectively and reliably.
Want innovation and new services? Same thing.