It might give them the incentive to upgrade 
You sir seem to be assuming that everyone has the option of upgrading and we all know what assuming means.
Thndregg and I were stuck on dialup with no other option for 10 or more years and only had the option to upgrade within the last year or 2.
I think for the most part everyone would upgrade if they could (we did as soon as it was available) but for some dsl and cable is still out of reach. I would suggest you come down off of that high horse of yours and get a bit of info on what is and is not possible for the populace before acting like everyone can just up and get a high speed connection if they really wanted to.
Sorry don't mean to roast anyone really, I'm just sick of posts where people assume others can just up and get better than they have if they really wanted to.