Re:Wireless Carrier Throttling of Online Video Is Pervasive:...
by casylum on Monday August 19, 2019 @03:30PM
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But then carriers would have a financial motivation to not upgrade tower capacity. The more congested - the more money they make.
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Re:Wireless Carrier Throttling of Online Video Is Pervasive:...
by gruez on Monday August 19, 2019 @04:01PM
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True, but only if they hold an monopoly. If there's a competitor, customers would switch to the cheapest option and they'd lose all their bushiness. If they're a monopoly, well... you're already hosed because they could also infinitely raise prices and there's nothing you can do.