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VPNs are so ubiquitous in business that a move like this would seem like corporate suicide.

Totally, but they could just spin it to the consumer like TV cable packages. "Get our Internet 'Social Media Plus' plan for $100 / month, featuring blazing fast speed to our premium partners Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit! Use a corporate VPN from home? For an extra $10/month add on our VPN Pro PLUS package to get ultra fast connection back to your office!

terms and conditions apply, all other internet traffic is at speeds of up to 1mb/s"

It is far fetched sure, but I honestly wouldn't put it past some ISPs to attempt something super lame like this.

It is not far fetched.

$10/month? Historically, business prices were much higher. The customer is not footing the bill, remember?

"Oh, you wanted a business connection."

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