If the ISPs are reclassified as common carriers, will they still be allowed to let Netflix install those boxes?
Presumably there is limited space in the ISP data center, so they cannot let everyone who wants to stick a box in there do so, so I'm wondering what methods a common carrier can use to decide which content providers can have access, and how this fundamentally differs from the "fast lanes" that common carrier status is supposed to prevent.
Maybe they can come up with a rule like the box must save 2 Gbps of peak hour bandwidth per U.
From the ISP's perspective they are hosting these boxes to save money, not improve performance. If performance happens to improve (ahem) that's a convenient side effect.
Presumably there is limited space in the ISP data center, so they cannot let everyone who wants to stick a box in there do so, so I'm wondering what methods a common carrier can use to decide which content providers can have access, and how this fundamentally differs from the "fast lanes" that common carrier status is supposed to prevent.