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		fjsolwmv on Dec 13, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A list of ways to “Break the Internet” for the 48 ... No. Netflix customers pay for their usage by buying their service plan. You don't need to ban NN to have usage caps.

Spivak on Dec 13, 2017 [–]

Sure, but consumer 'service plans' are an abstraction on top of the reality that you pay to send traffic through someone eles's network. Why do you think that the rules for last-mile ISPs should be different?

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