[An4ximandros]

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/verizon-broadband-costs-could-go-up-2014-2

Step by Step, one company at a time...

[deathfun]

Well god dammit
I also pictured that picture of him with the caption of stuff The Emperor says
"Everything is going according to my desires!"

[Klaustrophobia]

the site doesn't work for me.  summary/copy paste anyone?

[An4ximandros]

Short: Verizon CEO wants gamers to pay extra to internetz.

[Colonol Dekker]

Just gamers?

 

Corporate is nao gud.

[StarSlayer]

Despite the title, technically its not "gamers" specifically but heavy traffic users.  Without any numbers presented its difficult to speculate if that means normal Steam gaming consumption or if it means downloading the entire Warner Brothers Movie catalog every month.  I can appreciate that if you are using say 77TB a month you probably should be paying more.  At the moment though without any hard numbers its all just random speculation.

[Ghostavo]

the site doesn't work for me.  summary/copy paste anyone?

If you use Ghostery or some other tracker blocking plugin, the website messes up. Try disabling it.

[Klaustrophobia]

it seems to me that paying more for more usage is far more likely to impact movie streaming/downloading than gaming.  unless you for some reason constantly delete and re-download your games.

no, i still haven't read the site.  **** you trackers.

[TrashMan]

77TB a month? Wow. Double wow.

Wait... if 50TB a month is 30.000% higher than the average user...we can calculate the average user.

[deathfun]

it seems to me that paying more for more usage is far more likely to impact movie streaming/downloading than gaming.  unless you for some reason constantly delete and re-download your games.

no, i still haven't read the site.  **** you trackers.

Verizon CEO Wants To Charge Video Gamers More Money For Internet Access

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam thinks that people who use a heavy amount of broadband should have to pay more for home Internet access according to IDG News Service.

This includes people who are constantly streaming high-definition videos or downloading tons of video games, notes BGR.

McAdam addressed several issues that came up regarding net neutrality during a conference call discussing the recent stake of Vodafone in Verizon Wireless.

Previously, Netflix accused Verizon of impeding streaming traffic, similar to what happened with Comcast.

It turns out that this issue was because of peering congestion, which means that the middleman system Netflix uses to stream content to Verizon customers couldn’t handle the traffic that was flowing through it.

While Verizon is expecting a deal from Netflix to stream content without interruption, McAdam expects that service providers and heavy broadband users should pay more money in order to keep the Web healthy.

“It’s only natural that the heavy users help contribute to the investment to keep the Web healthy,” McAdam explained during the call. “That is the most important concept of net neutrality.”

I dislike the title they chose since it paints it as primarily an attack to people who play games