Netflix, Cable Companies and Consumers

(1/18/2013) Every Internet user likes to watch smooth and fast-downloading streaming videos. However, who will pay for 'delivering' the high quality online videos (See "Time Warner Cable Claims Netflix Isn't Playing Fair")? Consumers? They think they have paid the agreed price for unlimited download and they should enjoy the all-you-can-eat buffet. Netflix? The streaming videos online take about 40% of all online traffic now (and it's growing), but Netflix and Youtube don't think the ISP should charge extra or slowdown the video downloading speeds. Cable companies want to charge Netflix for high-quality video streaming that Netflix doesn't want to pay. Now Netflix has its own broadband backbones, and the cable companies say "it's not fair."

Who will win? I guess the Cable companies will cave in.

(5/10/2013) Now Youtube is joining this battleground for pay channels. If they have science channel, then I may subscribe.