Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 7th Sep 2007 13:37 UTC, submitted by Adurbe
The US Justice Department has said that internet service providers should be allowed to charge for priority traffic. The agency said it was opposed to 'network neutrality', the idea that all data on the net is treated equally. The comments put the agency at odds with companies such as Microsoft and Google, who have called for legislation to guarantee equal access to the net.
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Lack of competition? In my area I can get HSI from AT&T, Comcast, or Sprint (wireless). That's relitively competitive? No? I think what is keeping ISPs from upgrading their networks is lack of revenue?
Here is the big secret... Profit margins on HSI are not that great. The reason infrastructure does not get upgraded is because there is no return on investment. The basic tenant of every company is to make money (period). Sorry, that is a fact for every company no matter where you are in the world.
And by the way competition usually lowers profit margins so you point is counter-intuitive.