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Streaming services are now getting out of hand (www.arktrek.shop)
submitted 6 months ago by Dragxito to c/technology
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

A lot of the infrastructure is provided to ISP's free for local caching/deployment. Netflix has the Open Connect program to greatly relieve stress on interconnects and backbones.

If memory serves, ISP didn't like this and would rather profit from fees for the internet traffic. I feel like those fees and licensing fees account for a significant increase in subscription costs.