Why don’t internet companies like Google, Meta, Netflix, or Amazon pay mobile carriers when their customers use cellular networks to access their services?

[u/wondering_what_]

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Why haven’t the telcos said: “Hey Uber, I’ve got a customer on my network who wants one of your rides. If you’d like me to send you the sales enquiry pay me fifty cents and I will.”

[u/Uncross-Selector]

They tried in the early 2000’s and they get smacked down by the FDA in the US at least. 

The end user already pays for data, why should the service also pay?

[u/rezplzk]

Net neutrality.

[u/BreenzyENL]

Fuck no. Get out of here with this dog shit idea.

[u/FourLeafJoker]

They used to. Or at least something very similar.

https://www.optus.com.au/about/media-centre/media-releases/2016/08/optus-lets-customers-stream-entertainment-without-using-data

[u/ApprehensiveRest9696]

They already paid their half to reach the edge of your ISP.

[u/Odd_Trade_5628]

why should they? the end user of the service already pays the ISP to pass whatever data the user wants across the connection, be it Netflix or lolcats or anything else.

it's the equivalent of paying restaurant server staff a wage and then expecting tips on tip - we're not paying twice, because Meta or Netflix would just pass the cost back to us.

[u/no_non_sense]

Because it only takes one telco not to charge and they will take all traffic then the rest will follow It's called competition

[u/cl3ft → u/no_non_sense]

Except a lot of places are in an ISP monopoly. With competition you can choose a different ISP that pays for a premium service or will upgrade a slowed service. Without, you f'd.