Comment on Twitch to shut down in Korea over 'prohibitively expensive' network fees
Stumblinbear@pawb.social 11 months agoThat’s… why they charge customers fees
Comment on Twitch to shut down in Korea over 'prohibitively expensive' network fees
Stumblinbear@pawb.social 11 months agoThat’s… why they charge customers fees
luthis@lemmy.nz 11 months ago
I’m not talking about exchange to premises, this is between ISPs and whoever is routing between cities and countries. Customers get charged for maintenance between the ISP and their house, but there’s the whole internet backbone that ISPs hook into that requires maintenance.
Stumblinbear@pawb.social 11 months ago
They really don’t, customers get charged what they need to be charged to support the network, not just the last mile to your house. Companies don’t get internet connectivity for free, either, paying significantly more than consumers at every turn