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		sp332 on Aug 14, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix Open Connect Content Delivery Network That's one part of a negotiation. There's nothing that says an ISP has to take any deal that's more than $0 net profit.

wmf on Aug 14, 2014 [–]

Nobody (sane) is trying to force ISPs to accept the boxes. But if an ISP refuses the boxes and they refuse to peer and they refuse to have uncongested transit... people start talking about regulation.

Also, a "negotiation" with a monopoly is often indistinguishable from extortion.

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