I think most people rely on their cable providers for high speed internet. Assuming, and this is a huge IF, Google TV started making serious inroads and bandwidth issues arose I think we could all expect to see bandwidth throttled or limited.
But, as I have said in other discussions, I personally don't think Joe public is interested in having the web on their TV. Sure, the techies ate it up, and maybe even a few will buy out of curiosity. IMHO it won't take off for the same reason other similar devices haven't: it is yet another device when people already have too many devices attached to their TV's right now. So, unless Google TV will allow people to toss out one of the established (cable box, DVD, or x-box) from the get-go I think it will not catch on.
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