I probably could get a job at a trusted third party but I'm good right now thanks

So, who do I believe? DU (and possible needless hysteria) or the web hosting company?

I don't want to post the direct quote (because the Internet), but suffice it to say that companies like Netflix that use massive amounts of bandwidth (30% of all net traffic) will have the option of connecting their data centers directly to telcos, bypassing the public internet. Then telcos will distribute the content from that point. As it is, Netflix (for example) has to route from their data center across the internet to your ISP and then to your computer, which can slow the service and cause bottlenecks along the way. The new "fast lane" simply eliminates the trace route from Netflix to Comcast (or other ISP) and provides express delivery to your ISP. After your movie gets to your ISP, your ISP then delivers it to your computer using the public Internet.

Now, if you want to speculate on degrees, then you'll no doubt argue this to be a stepping-stone. And perhaps it is. But if what I'm told by our webhost admin is as benign as it sounds, then maybe this is all just unfounded hysteria, until is actually isn't.

This is, essentially, a B2B service between high-bandwidth users and telcos.