@Meyerweb

The old laissez-faire capitalist approach of "establish market control, then jack up prices and cut costs" simply isn't workable on the internet as it currently stands; you can cartelize oil or real estate or taxi services, but you can't capture conversations on the internet.

... *Yet.*

This is another reason net neutrality is so vitally important — the ISPs are salivating over the prospect of FINALLY being able to establish captive markets on the internet.