Okay, that makes more sense then. And yes, Toll-Free numbers are a perfect analogy to AT&T's Sponsored Data program.

That's in progress already, so we definitely need the beefed up infrastructure.

Well, telecoms don't charge you when you call Toll-Free numbers, so isn't that preferential treatment of telephony data? If we treat ISPs the same as telecoms, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of net neutrality or require us to get rid of Toll-Free numbers in order to get net neutrality?

Barbados is pretty cool. Idk about 50+Mbps, but when I was there in 2008, I found the internet connection to be quite satisfactory in the house I rented on the beach.

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Would telecoms already having preferential treatment for some telephony data, like Toll-Free Calling to specific numbers, be the reason why the FCC decided to classify ISPs differently in pursuit of net neutrality?

Oh, yes, I absolutely get your point with the context and everything. I'm just trying to help you strengthen it to make sure people don't mistake your use of technically as implying that they are explicitly assigning bandwidth.

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Right, so we'll call this the NCAA version of rule enforcement by the FCC, as in they aren't willing to define strict rules against behavior that violates the spirit of the strict rules they already have in place or are in the process of putting in place.

Why would you leave the quality of the ink you put in your fountain pen up to your employer?

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The partner companies are not being assigned more bandwidth for their sites and services by AT&T as a result of their partnership. That would definitely violate net neutrality. What is happening is that the partners are paying for preferential accounting when it comes to their data and customer allowances. Depending…

Okay, I see your point, as well as the point made by wakers01. It's currently preferential accounting because we haven't reached the data cap doomsday scenario you've outlined, but it does set a precedent that opens the door for preferential delivery.

How's this for a better analogy?