S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge from 'Squid Game'

Re:S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge f... by MereInterest on Friday October 01, 2021 @07:30AM (#28717077)

> maybe if you push a lot of data

That's leads to a pretty simple conclusion, because Netflix doesn't push any data. I pull data from Netflix. I have already paid my ISP to pull data from anywhere I ask. If my ISP sits down at a negotiating table with Netflix and threatens to disrupt that, they should be laughed out of the room. "Pay me, or else I'm going to break my obligations to an unrelated third party." isn't a move that should have any respect.

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Re:S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge f... by xwdv on Friday October 01, 2021 @12:35PM (#28720568)

What if the ISP holds a powerful monopoly in some regions? Should we still be laughing?

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Re:S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge f... by eximius on Friday October 01, 2021 @02:09PM (#28721718)

No, you grab metaphorical pitchforks.

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Re:S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge f... by rovr138 on Friday October 01, 2021 @01:32PM (#28721296)

We should be!

But the problem is the people that could get affected by their actions until they stop.

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Re:S.Korea broadband firm sues Netflix after traffic surge f... by CivBase on Friday October 01, 2021 @02:41PM (#28722037)

Then Musk and Bezos should be laughing since they'll likely be getting more customers for Starlink and (eventually) Kuiper. Hopefully low earth orbit satellite internet will put an end to ISP monopolies in the US since the government wont.

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