Instead of offering new services, let’s just charge more for what we have

The Coming Tug of War Over the Internet

The changes may sound subtle, but make no mistake: The telecommunications companies' proposals have the potential, within just a few years, to alter the flow of commerce and information -- and your personal experience -- on the Internet. For the first time, the companies that own the equipment that delivers the Internet to your office, cubicle, den and dorm room could, for a price, give one company priority on their networks over another.

Saving the Net: How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes

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Doc Serls, points to Tim Bray’s observation:

While the details of the deals by which the big boys buy bandwidth are closely-guarded secrets, the notion that any of them can dramatically increase their net traffic without paying for it, that notion is just wacko.