The infrastructure to power the internet is very expensive. Space & power in data centers. Very expensive carrier grade routers, network backbones, engineers to monitor it 24/7/365. Each telco has different relationships with the US OTTs. Some US OTTs spend next to nothing with various carriers, but expect the telcos to fund their forever growth. That isn’t economically feasible.
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The infrastructure to power the internet is very expensive. Space & power in data centers. Very expensive carrier grade routers, network backbones, engineers to monitor it 24/7/365. Each telco has different relationships with the US OTTs. Some US OTTs spend next to nothing with various carriers, but expect the telcos to fund their forever growth. That isn’t economically feasible.