> On 7 Jul, 2021, at 12:27 pm, Wheelock, Ian <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> It is entirely possible through the mechanics of DOCSIS provisioning that AQM 
> could be enabled or disabled on different CMs or groups of CMs. Doing so 
> would be rather petty and may add additional unnecessary complexity to the 
> provisioning system. Users that own their CMs are still paying for the 
> internet access with the specific ISP, so would likely expect equivalent 
> performance.

Entirely true, but for the ISP the matter of whether the subscriber is using a 
rented or self-owned modem is not entirely petty - it is the difference of a 
line item on the monthly bill.  I'm sure you can see how the perverse 
incentives arise with that.

 - Jonathan Morton
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