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TBH, this seems to point towards the need for a model of connectivity provider that's more in line with that of a utility than that of a vertically-integrated bandwidth+content-sales conglomerate.
We don't need connectivity to come bundled with content; that just creates motive and opportunity for shitty ISPs to do anti-competitive bullshit like throttling competitors' content.
Plus, the cost of delivering bandwidth has plummeted by more than 80% in just the last 15 years- there's no reason for it to keep costing slightly more over time to have internet service, except that the people delivering it have a stock price to pump.
If we want net neutrality, we should separate ISPs from content providers in the same way we separated retail banking from investment banking