ISPs, like Comcast basically control gated communities. When their customers access the internet, all traffic goes though the ISP's gates. Tom Wheeler believes the rules that are being proposed will protect net neutrality because they will not allow discrimination at the main gate. All traffic at the main gate will need to be treated equally. However, the rules allow Comcast to make a side gate for VIPs.
Since only VIPs (people that pay Comcast extra money) get access to the side gate, it will have far fewer traffic jams, and will generally offer better service. This is why Netflix is paying Comcast money for a direct connection. They are paying for access to the VIP only gate.
Comcast is notorious for having terrible traffic jams at their main gate. Allowing them to charge for access to separate VIP gates will only encourage them to never upgrade their main gate.
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