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Cartoon_Quoter posted...

If I remember correctly, there was an effort by several ISPs and phone carriers to ignore the established net neutrality rules, arguing that they only applied to internet over phone lines.

I'm sure there was push back. Reading that linked article the original rules were challenged and thrown out in 2013/2014 but those rules wouldn't have prevented what Netflix did by paying comcast. That was a peering issue not a net neutrality issue if I'm reading it correctly. Comcast didn't slow netflix because they wanted to pick on Netflix. Comcast slowed netflix because their network couldn't handle the netflix traffic at the time without additional infrastructure to handle it so they made Netflix pay for that.

The example used was:

If that slowdown is because the waiters decide customers shouldnt get that particular menu item, or that there are other menu items that should be delivered in a more timely manner thats a net neutrality issue.

But if that awesome food is slow to the table because there simply arent enough waiters and no off-work waiters are willing to come in for a few hours to help out because its their night off thats a peering issue. (Netflix paid for more staff in this hypothetical).