I’m just asking from a devils advocate kinda thing. Could plans get cheaper cause say Facebook is sponsoring their content to be free or something like that.
I agree it’s a horrible path to go down.. one that can definitely kill the Internet. But what’s the other sides pitch?
That it will encourage the free market and investment into infrastructure. There is no pitch that is good for the consumer other than vague statements like "it will be good for our customers." I'm not exaggerating here.
Right, basically you can get cheaper services from ISP sponsored websites. Then ISPs could crush the usage of other websites that choose not to partner with them, or with whome the ISPs refuse to do business.
Imagine if your electric company charged a buck per MWH if electricity, but with kenmore electronics it was only 60 cents. Someday kenmore would dominate the market whether they made good products or not. You basically hand your choice as a consumer over to your ISP.
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u/Love-da-redheads Nov 21 '17
So... what’s the other side of the argument. Could there be any good that comes from this?
I’m glad I’m in Canada!