In other words, he's a private owner of property that's very public in some respects — a commons where he would like to avoid a tragedy. "If I’m 'neutral'," he writes, "a tiny number of my customers can make the rest unhappy". Commenting on Comcast's plans, Richard calls it, "some usage-sensitive pricing that will at last penalize bandwidth hogs on their network," adding, "This is the plan that the big regulators have asked broadband carriers to consider, so be careful what you wish for." Dave Winer is one of those users Richard unkindly characterizes. Comcast abruptly capped him is an unhappy Comcast customer who would presumably qualify for high-usage pricing. He's also willing to pay: I want neutral Internet service, so I can build whatever I want to out of it. I don't mind if there's a meter, but I don't like the deal changing after I sign on, makes me wonder what's coming next. It's good that Comcast is charging for usage in a general way, rather than by application, although I wonder if that makes full technical sense for them. See, Comcast is basically in the TV delivery business. They're a cable company. I'm assuming that they're deploying via DOCSIS, the Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification.