It pains me deeply to agree, but this is pretty much right. Comcast is, after all, a company founded on building a private (analog) network over which it delivers paid content to its subscribers. No one cared about "net neutrality" when they were trenching the cable in the 1980's.
The fact that this private content is being delivered over an IP network shared with its "public" internet service changes things a little, but not enough I suspect.
Which brings up the question: what does net neutrality mean for the last-mile ISP? It seems not a lot. It ensures equal treatment of sites on the public internet, but if a Microsoft or whoever wants to pay for "premium" service over a private network, they'll always be able to.
Are you aware that Comcast's network was built as a joint venture with local governments with special easements to access underground public and private property, and is therefore a regulated monopoly, not a private enterprise?
I didn't give Comcast the right to dig under my house for nothing.
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It pains me deeply to agree, but this is pretty much right. Comcast is, after all, a company founded on building a private (analog) network over which it delivers paid content to its subscribers. No one cared about "net neutrality" when they were trenching the cable in the 1980's.
The fact that this private content is being delivered over an IP network shared with its "public" internet service changes things a little, but not enough I suspect.
Which brings up the question: what does net neutrality mean for the last-mile ISP? It seems not a lot. It ensures equal treatment of sites on the public internet, but if a Microsoft or whoever wants to pay for "premium" service over a private network, they'll always be able to.
Are you aware that Comcast's network was built as a joint venture with local governments with special easements to access underground public and private property, and is therefore a regulated monopoly, not a private enterprise?
I didn't give Comcast the right to dig under my house for nothing.