Video Usage Creates Traffic Jam Worries

An anonymous reader writes "ZDNet has an article talking about worries over the increase in video downloads in the last year. Free video hosting and the popularity of iTunes is blamed for this phenomenon." From the article: "This is far from an academic issue. Whether the new companies can deliver on their promises could have a profound effect on how the Internet operates--and it could hit consumers in the pocketbook. Business and entertainment content worth billions of dollars now flows over ordinary ISP networks. Internet voice calls, which can be garbled by any network congestion, are increasingly common. Serious online hiccups could be as irritating, and potentially economically damaging, as persistent L.A. traffic jams."

I have a solutions

[stupidfoo]

Internet voice calls, which can be garbled by any network congestion, are increasingly common.

I call my solution POTS and I have submitted a patent to cover it.

Wow

[Moby Cock]

This is so profound. I am simply staggered with this depth of reasoning involved with this. Companies that depend on the availability of a resource will be affected if that resource is unavailable. Amazing!

In a related story, high tech companies are concerned that they may lose money in the event of a power outage.

Re:We've been here before.

[Anonymous Coward]

Totally! And my ear drums! Misdialed fax calls were horrible!! EEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA HERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR RAAAAAAAAGH SCREEEEEEEEEEEEECH!!!!!!!! the horror.... and Slashdot filtered my post as lame because of too many caps making it like yelling... that's the point! Modem noise!

Re:Dark Fiber Untapped Resource

[mordors9]

Give up downloading pr0n videos so fatcats can talk over VOIP? Only when they pry my cold dead fingers off my..... well you know.

Re:We've been here before.

[RyoShin]

Why do you think everyone has cell phones these days?

Late for work!

[slashbob22]

I can just see the excuses now.
Employee: Sorry I was late for work boss. My telecommute was delayed in a "traffic jam". Traffic was moving well down the backbone, but when I pulled off at the Cisco exit it slowed down to a crawl due to a collision at the next router. After so long in traffic I was running low on gas and headed for the nearest repeater, unfortunately I didn't make it and my 'car' was dropped off the road.

Re:Dark Fiber Untapped Resource

[AlterTick]

Teh end is neigh!!!11!!

You can shout that till your throat is horse, no one will listen.

L.A. Traffic can't be that bad...

[ChePibe]

I mean, look at Jack Bauer! He can get anywhere in L.A. in less than 15 minutes, all while carrying out complex functions on his super cell phone and running over countless terrorists!

Re:We've been here before.

[akgw]

No, it's all the Windows Service Packs that are cluttering the corridors of the internet.

About your sig

[colinrichardday]

I have a dynamic IP address, you insensitive clod!

Re:Dark Fiber Untapped Resource

[xaque]

Come on, let's rein in this nonsense.