[AusNOG] Optus wants Netflix to pay up to ensure quality video streaming

[Mark Delany]

On 20Apr15, Beeson, Ayden allegedly wrote:

> I expect their clout right now will carry them far enough to get
> Optus and other ISP's to rethink the whole payment for better
> throughput approach.

and someone else said:

> Surely - Netflix can simply say to subscribers "we have plenty of
> bandwidth to serve you, there must be a problem with your ISP",

We may wish and it is certainly logical... However, my experience is
that ISPs, particularly large ones that come with a Telco mentality
routinely sacrifice customer quality in pursuit of revenue from
content providers. It's their bargaining chip!

It's not even a question of who blinks first if only one party really
cares.


Mark.
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