[governance] Not Network Neutrality: Bandwidth pricing is the

[Jeanette Hofmann]

John Levine wrote:
>> I agree. I am willing to pay but I'd like to know what I get for my 
>> money. It is about time that ISPs are required to deliver a specified 
>> minimum bandwidth instead of getting away with vague "up to" 
>> circumscriptions that leaves customers without any rights.
> 
> I have a connection that is reliably 1.544Mb each way.  It costs me
> about $500/mo.  Similar connections at similar prices are widely
> available in North America, and I'd be surprised if you couldn't find
> comparable service (perhaps E1 2Mb rather than T1 1.5Mb) in Europe at
> similar high prices.
> 
> Guaranteed bandwidth is expensive to provide, and in most cases not
> very useful to end users.  When you say you're willing to pay, how
> much?  Twice what you pay now?  Ten times?

Actually my point was that _consumers_ should have a right to know what 
they get for their money. "Up to" is what most providers offer in 
Europe. I wouldn't mind a range of bandwidth but the bottom of it should 
be defined. Business related contracts is an entirely different matter.
jeanette
> 
> R's,
> John
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