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As the North American internet industry continues to shake out, more and more smaller providers will be scooped up by the "Big Three" providers.
The need to hold onto customers will force the providers to differentiate; this will most likely by way of introducing new subscriber-specific protocols and services.
These services will operate only on their respective networks. In effect, this will create three closed networks with limited service peering, geographically dividing the region.