Others allege that ISPs are already employing these tactics. Last week, communications company Level 3 accused five major ISPs in the U.S. of “deliberately harming” broadband speeds through peering practices in an effort to force content companies to pay for better-quality service.
[Remember paid "fast lanes"](https://www.networkworld.com/article/2226901/opensource-subnet/netflix-is-already-speeding-along-comcast-s-internet-fast-lane.html)? Netflix paid Comcast for "preferred access" and was very open about it.
Also relevant from that article (2014):
>Others allege that ISPs are already employing these tactics. Last week, communications company Level 3 accused five major ISPs in the U.S. of “deliberately harming” broadband speeds through peering practices in an effort to force content companies to pay for better-quality service.
Remember paid "fast lanes"? Netflix paid Comcast for "preferred access" and was very open about it.
Also relevant from that article (2014):