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If Netflix is using Amazon Web Services to run its streaming operations, then how did Netflix even get involved in this bandwidth issue? Isn't that included in the bill they pay to Amazon?
They don't use Amazon for streaming videos.
Ugh, is this even a question anywhere except in the US? The ISP should be paying for it because that is literally the service they are suppose to be providing, it's the reason consumers are giving them money. In what other industry can you accept payment for a service and then try to make a legitimate claim that you then don't have to provide that service or maintain the infrastructure you are selling? It's fucking n…
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070810_0026...
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They don't use Amazon for streaming videos.
I think they do: http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/netflix/
Bandwidth providers should be happy companies want to edge cache and take strain off the larger network and provide better customer experiences.
Ugh, is this even a question anywhere except in the US? The ISP should be paying for it because that is literally the service they are suppose to be providing, it's the reason consumers are giving them money. In what other industry can you accept payment for a service and then try to make a legitimate claim that you then don't have to provide that service or maintain the infrastructure you are selling? It's fucking n…
Anyone who blames US Internet issues (or pretty much any other issue in the US) should just go and try to start a competing business and see what happens. I think you'd find that "free" is one of the last words you'd use to describe the industry.
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If the homeowner owns the last mile, then they become responsible for maintenance, ensuring they comply with FCC and other regulations, and negotiating terms of interconnection. Obviously, that's out of reach of most of the population, so homeowners don't own the last mile.
I'm sure there are companies who would provide that service without requiring ownership
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They don't use Amazon for streaming videos.
I think they do: http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/case-studies/netflix/
http://techblog.netflix.com/2013/06/announcing-zuul-edge-ser...
http://techblog.netflix.com/2012/01/ephemeral-volatile-cachi...
Ugh, is this even a question anywhere except in the US? The ISP should be paying for it because that is literally the service they are suppose to be providing, it's the reason consumers are giving them money. In what other industry can you accept payment for a service and then try to make a legitimate claim that you then don't have to provide that service or maintain the infrastructure you are selling? It's fucking n…
I've always seen local governments as the root cause of "last mile" providers' ability to turn their customers into the product. Why haven't elected officials made more stringent demands upon the companies given monopoly (or at best duopoly) rights to convey bits to and from my home? I have a condo in Chicago and was delighted to learn that a company was offering our building last mile connectivity via microwave alon…