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What if, say, ISP1 and ISP2 both have shitty performance of netflix and then netflix pay for ISP1 to make it better. They do not pay ISP2. So, essentially netflix is available only for ISP1 and not ISP2. That sounds like that the parent comment is saying and what could happen here.


Why would Netflix want to do that?


Because maybe ISP2 wants more money, or Netflix can't afford to pay everyone off.


ISP2 will see their netflix-using customers leaving for ISP1 in droves if that's the case.


What if ISP2's customers don't have access to ISP1? Given the state of our broadband infrastructure that's MORE than likely.




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