I have to say that recent activities by ISPs in America (as that is the only ones I have heard of - not nessicarily the only place it is occuring) are trying to lock down competition and gain profit at the cost of the user.

That the government is not able to give low bandwidth wireless access to cities as it is unfair is understandable but not in the interest of the poorer consumers who only use the internet for internet.

This appears to be another device to make money and stuff the user. A better way to increase speeds would be to roll out improvements that have been made in the "Internet 2". Some of the basics of the internet have been there from the beginning and require updating urgently which would have the same results, although might not be as profitable for the companies.

I was under the impression that after the Internet boom there is masses of unused optic cable that was placed in the hope of perceived demand basically to increase stockmarket value. Now the bubble has burst, but the cable is still there...