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

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

Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam

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.”

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The last line made me laugh in despair. Thanks feds!

racist motherfucker!

Oh F-off Verizon. The U.S. already pays way too much the internet as it is.

Also, there is no way this is a "people who use the internet more should pay more" This is a "were going to raise prices, starting with people who use the internet the most."

This has got to be one of the dumbest things I've heard a CEO say.

It says downloading games.


Still, it's bullshit. Unlimited is exactly that. Unlimited.

Really? I think the very next line trumps it...

The ISP's are getting retarded, they should realize that all they are, are the gateway to the internet and they are not the internet... Just use VPNs

All the cable companies are going to try to ruin how amazing a service Netflix is by trottling it to non existance so it comes in line with the shit tv services they're offering for a far bigger fee... it's really sad and bordering on Evil.

Well as soon as the net neutrally bill happened this was only bound to follow.

I can only see this going poorly. People are already picky enough in the U.S. about service prices. Spike the Internet cost for gamers and you see them flock to another ISP that doesn't use the same practice. End up losing more money than gaining.