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So the ISPs want the BBC to pay them to carry the new streaming material. Or to provide local servers that can go into their datacentres and thus ensure their pitiful and underspecified onward internet connectivity isn't overloaded. In fact, they want something, anything, that doesn't require them to get off their bottoms and fix the underlying issues.

What will be the outcome? They will simply throttle the bandwidth not only of the users, but of the suppliers, too. And then attempt to charge customers for removing some of the throttling. Want to watch iPlayer? Ready to pay for an hour's worth of "Streaming Boost Speed"? Please just click on this button to return your line to its original claimed speed for 60 minutes. Think you're being robbed blind? Tough, here's that AUP that covers our arses. What can you do? Change suppliers, and pay a decent price to one that will provide a decent service.