Because they can. Most people’s typical usage isn’t impacted by low uplink bandwidth. Very few people are uploading 4K content or live streaming or hosting a high traffic webserver from their garage. Less bandwidth means less expense, thus more profit. Capitalism, baby.
People’s typical usage may change as a result of more bandwidth being available, though. Peer-to-peer videoconferencing, for instance, is almost impossible with the upstream bandwidth available now.
Because they can. Most people’s typical usage isn’t impacted by low uplink bandwidth. Very few people are uploading 4K content or live streaming or hosting a high traffic webserver from their garage. Less bandwidth means less expense, thus more profit. Capitalism, baby.
People’s typical usage may change as a result of more bandwidth being available, though. Peer-to-peer videoconferencing, for instance, is almost impossible with the upstream bandwidth available now.
We also need to do away with NAT…