This hilarious graph of Netflix speeds shows the importance of net neutrality

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10. The issue with Netflix is peering between Comcast and the tier 1 providers.

Netflix located it's content delivery servers in data centers connected via peer 1 providers so when Netflix started exploding with streaming to Comcast, Comcast started not delivering enough of it's content to the tier 1 providers thus blowing up the peering agreement forcing Comcast to pay more money to those providers.

The solution, which is perfectly acceptable in my mind, was for Comcast and Netflix to come to an agreement to place a boatload of Netflix Content Delivery systems in data centers serviced by Comcast. This pushed much of the traffic from Comcast to many of the tier 1 providers, thus evening out the mutal agreement. And yes, Comcast not only saved money on the deal, but is making money as well.

This is perfectly acceptable because certain content blows up the peering agreements. The better solution in the end is to regulate cable broadband providers identically to the old telephony providers. Comcast doesn't want this, but screw that. It's all the same thing regardless of how that last mile is delivered.