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Originally Posted by Optiplex
As for upgrading the network yes it should be, But its not just the network but the cost where traffic is off the network. "Since much P2P traffic does not originate from ISPs' networks it costs them more to deliver it"
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Dealing specifically with that point, I would expect that a great deal of traffic will be generated from outside the individual ISPs network, even if some of it can be reduced by Proxy Servers.
p2p is not the only source of cumulatively large download. As sites become more dynamic, it is harder to cache them, and more and more they will need to be refreshed fully on each visit and change. It's certainly the case for forums. Streaming media, radio, etc, will be generated outside of the ISPs own network.
Broadband Plus for ntl may be a small way of containing some of the loads by remaining inside ntl's own servers.
p2p is undoubtedly an issue for ISPs external traffic costs, but is it right that it is singled out and blamed for all ills?