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Originally Posted by DDoug
Be careful if you have Comcast and use streaming on the inter net they are going to start charging for it if you go over a set amount of gigs. They are starting to do that in Atlanta and other markets.
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If they do that, it will end up being short lived... maybe a year or two.
There are several likely outcomes:
1) Cable Companies in some areas have an exclusive deal and they can become regulated if the start gouging.
2) If they are the sole provider of home internet and they begin using one business (internet) to edge out competitors of other businesses (entertainment), they could end up with an anti-trust law suit from the competitors they impact.... Not that it would stop them from trying it. But if they lose, those businesses will seek to recover losses. following that, there might end up with a massive class action law suit from customers to recover the overpayment.
3) There are phone companies in most areas. Many are upgrading their old DSL service offering by laying down Fiber Optic lines. Any one raises the price too much just invites competitors in to make profit.
We have two internet providers in our area fighting for business.